Conference Papers

Our team is at the forefront of research in 3D concrete printing, authoring many high-impact publications that have advanced the field.

Duarte, G.; Memari, A.; Brown, N.; Duarte, J.; Wu, Zhengyu. Structural Evaluation of a proposed concrete 3D printed Habitat in remote Alaska, in Proceedings of the 6th RBDCC – Residential Building Design and Construction Conference, State College, PA, 4th – 6th March 2022.

Wu, Z.; Memari, A.; Duarte, J.; Review of Mechanical and Structural Testing for 3D Printed Concrete, in Proceedings of the 6th RBDCC – Residential Building Design and Construction Conference, State College, PA, 4th – 6th March 2022.

Brown N.; Duarte, J.; Memari, A.; Xiao, M.; Nazarian, S.; Duarte, G.; Wu, Z. A comparison of thermal insulation strategies for 3D printed concrete structures in cold regions, in Proceedings of the 6th RBDCC – Residential Building Design and Construction Conference, State College, PA, 4th – 6th March 2022.

Muthumanickam N.; Duarte, J.; Simpson, T. From analysis to design: A proposed framework for developing synthetic shape grammars, in Proceedings of the 6th RBDCC – Residential Building Design and Construction Conference, State College, PA, 4th – 6th March 2022.

Muthumanickam, N.; Duarte, J.; Nazarian, S.; Bilén, S.; Memari, A.;  BIM for design generation, analysis, optimization and construction simulation of a Martian habitat, in Proceedings of the ASCE Earth & Space Conference, Seattle, WA, 20th – 22 April, 2021.

Muthumanickam, N.; Park, K.; Duarte, J.; Nazarian, S.; Memari, A.; Bilén, S.  BIM for parametric problem formulation, optioneering and 4D simulation of 3D printed Martian habitat: A Case Study of the NASA 3D Printed Habitat Challenge, in Proceedings of the 5th RBDCC – Residential Building Design and Construction Conference, State College, PA, 4th – 6th March, 2020.

Park, K.; Memari, A.; Hojati, M.; Zahabi, M.; Nazarian, S.; Duarte, J.  Experimental Testing and Finite Element Modeling of 3D-Printed Reinforced Concrete Beams, in Proceedings of the 5th RBDCC – Residential Building Design and Construction Conference, State College, PA, 4th – 6th March, 2020.

Park, K.; Memari, A.; Hojati, M.; Zahabi, M.; Nazarian, S.; Duarte, J.  Structural Analysis of Full-Scale and Sub-Scale Structure for Digitally Designed Martian Habitat, in Proceedings of the 5th RBDCC – Residential Building Design and Construction Conference, State College, PA, 4th – 6th March, 2020.

Nazarian, S.; Duarte, J.P.; Bilén, S.G.; Memari, A.; Muthumanickam, N.K.; Watson, N.; Radlinska, A.; Ashrafi, N. and Hojati, M.  An Overview of the Execution of 3D-Printed Subscale Habitat on Mars: A Case Study to Exemplify the Automated Construction Process, in Proceedings of the 5th RBDCC – Residential Building Design and Construction Conference, State College, PA, 4th – 6th March, 2020.

Watson, N.; Meisel, N.; Bilén, S.; Duarte, J.P; Nazarian, S. Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing of Concrete using a 6-Axis Robotic Arm for Autonomous Habitat Construction, in Proceedings of the 30th International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, Austin, TX, August 12-14, 2019.

Ko, M.; Memari1, A.; Duarte, J.; Nazarian, S.; Ashrafi, N.; Craveiro, F.; and Bilén, S.  Preliminary Structural Testing of a 3D Printed Small Concrete Beam and Finite Element Modeling of a Dome Structure, in Proceedings of the 42nd IAHS World Congress on The Housing for the Dignity of Mankind, Naples, Italy, 10-13th April, 2018.

Hojati, M.; Nazarian, S.; Duarte, J.; Ashrafi, N.; Radlinska, A.; Craveiro, F.; and Bilén, S. 3D Printing of Concrete: A Continuous Exploration of Mix Design and Printing Process, in Proceedings of the 42nd IAHS World Congress on The Housing for the Dignity of Mankind, Naples, Italy, 10-13th April, 2018, pp. 124.

Craveiro, F.; Bártolo, H.; Bártolo, P.; Nazarian, S.; Duarte, J.; Additive Manufacturing of Functionally Graded Building Parts: Towards Seamless Architecture, in Proceedings of the 4th RBDCC – Residential Building Design and Construction Conference, State College, PA, 27th February-1st March, 2018, pp. 529-540.

Hojati, M.; Nazarian, S.; Duarte, J.; Seamless Architecture: Design and Development of Functionally-Graded Green Materials for Building Construction, in Proceedings of the 4th RBDCC – Residential Building Design and Construction Conference, State College, PA, 27th February-1st March, 2018, pp. 515-528.

Craveiro, F., Bártolo, H., Duarte, J.P., Bártolo, P.J. (2016).  A Strategy to Locally Optimize the Material Composition of AM Construction Elements, in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Progress in Additive Manufacturing, Singapore, May 16-19, pp. 188-193.