Dear Terence,
Thanks for your comments. Unfortunately I am not able to discuss about the IP matter here, but I can tell you that shotcrete is one of our industrial partners.
Yes, we add fibre in the wet mix.
Kind regards,
Sungwoo
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Dr Sungwoo Lim
Research Associate / Project Co-ordinator
Project Title: Freeform Construction (Concrete Printing)
Project PR video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfbhdZKPHro
Official web: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/cv/staff/profile/220.html
Personal web: http://www-staff.lboro.ac.uk/~cvsl3/Site/Welcome.html
Department of Civil & Building Engineering, Loughborough University, Leics, UK, LE11 3TU
Tel: +44 (0)1509 223782
Fax: +44 (0)1509 223981
On 1 Jun 2010, at 02:37, Terence Love wrote:
> Dear Sungwoo,
>
> Your developments at Loughborough looks interesting , especially the
> software. Anything to move wet trades into mass production sounds a good
> thing to do.
> There are obvious potential benefits in being able to print different forms
> of concrete panels, e.g. for tilt up, complex shapes, customisation or
> insulation.
> Just wondering, in IP terms, about the differences between your process and
> shotcrete applied via teleoperated machine when your concrete printing
> process is scaled to building size in 3D? Obviously the velocity at
> placement is different. Do your patents overlap?
> How do you manage the steel/textile fibre reinforcement? Do you deliver
> steel/textile fiber with the mix?
>
> Best regards,
> Terence
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related
> research in Design [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sungwoo
> Lim
> Sent: Tuesday, 1 June 2010 3:37 AM
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> Subject: Innovative Construction process: Concrete Printing
>
> Dear all,
>
> I am a research associate at Loughborough University in the UK, and I would
> like to introduce and share our current research project 'Concrete
> Printing'. The Concrete Printing Process is capable of producing building
> components with a degree of customisation that has not yet been seen. It
> could create a new era of architecture that is adapted to the environment
> and fully integrated with engineering function. You can find clear ideas of
> what this research is about in the below link.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfbhdZKPHro
>
> Your comments about the technology is more than welcome.
>
> Kind regards,
> Sungwoo Lim
> --------------------------------
> Dr Sungwoo Lim
>
> Research Associate / Project Co-ordinator
> Project Title: Freeform Construction (Concrete Printing)
> Project PR video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfbhdZKPHro
> Official web: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/cv/staff/profile/220.html
> Personal web: http://www-staff.lboro.ac.uk/~cvsl3/Site/Welcome.html
> Department of Civil & Building Engineering, Loughborough University, Leics,
> UK, LE11 3TU
> Tel: +44 (0)1509 223782
> Fax: +44 (0)1509 223981
>
>
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