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Functionally Graded Architectures by Additive Construction
Henrique Amorim Almeida
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DOI:10.17265/1934-7359/2026.03.002
Mechanical Engineering Department, School for Technology and Management (ESTG), Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (IPL), Leiria 2411-901, Portugal
The construction industry is increasingly optimizing its performance reducing costs and minimizing its environmental impact. New technologies, growing client expectations and a shift in design thinking are motivating major improvements in the construction sector towards more integrated systems using novel computational fabrication processes. A RapidConstruction System, based on extrusion technologies, was developed to integrate the concept of material space and form to construct eco-efficient buildings with complex forms and geometries. This new 3D digital processing system was used to fabricate functional graded structural components with different material compositions and shape, so its functional requirements can vary with location. The development of this functional design concept, using material gradient and/or geometrical gradient, will enable the fabrication of more efficient structures regarding thermal, acoustic and structural conditions.
Extrusion technology, functional graded components, computational fabrication
Henrique Amorim Almeida. (2026). Functionally Graded Architectures by Additive Construction, Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, March 2026, Vol. 20, No. 3, 102-108.
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