TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIALISATION: A REVIEW ON THE POTENTIAL OF CONSTRUCTION 3D PRINTING
CHEN JIAQI
CHEN JIAQI
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This research paper covers the lack of industrialisation progress in the construction
industry as compared to its manufacturing counterpart. Despite having efforts to achieve
benefits of construction industrialisation, it is evident that construction industrialisation
has yet to attain its full potential. This paper aims to address how construction 3D printing
can help to overcome these limitations and achieve benefits of construction
industrialisation. The objectives of this research is to analyse industrialisation
developments in the construction industry and examine how the construction industry can
achieve industrialisation through lessons learnt from the manufacturing industry by
bearing in mind the similarities and differences between construction and manufacturing
practices. The research methodology consists of mapping features of construction 3D
printing and the potential changes in construction practices as well as the possible results
to the construction industry as a whole. The findings have shown that the results of
construction 3D printing and construction industrialisation are highly similar in
ascertaining that construction 3D printing can indeed help to achieve construction
industrialisation. Through validation of industry professionals, the effectiveness of
construction 3D printing benefiting the industry is optimistic through mechanisation and
automation of the construction process. It is crucial to note that information on
construction 3D printing is limited due to the nature of the technology being new to the
construction industry, and thus changes and results stated in this paper are anticipated in
accordance to existing 3D printing technology in other sectors.
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Building, PFM, Project and Facilities Management, 2017/2018 PFM, Construction 3D printing, Construction Industrialisation, Construction Industry, 3D Printing, Industrialisation, Features, Changes, Results, Chung Kin Hung Jacky
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2018-06-13
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