Adapting Smart Dynamic Casting to Thin Folded Geometries

The first thin folded concrete prototypes produced with Smart Dynamic Casting (SDC) exposed numerous challenges concerning concrete. The SDC process is modelled to explain the increased difficulty to fabricate thin folded members compared to columns. Due to the smaller volume to surface ratio in formworks for thin folded structures the effect of friction is amplified and the process window narrows down. In order to compensate for this, retarded self-compacting mortar mix designs and acceleration strategies are investigated.