Thermal Walls: Enhancing Thermal Properties of Prefabricated Wall Systems with Additive Manufacturing
Abstract:
Additive manufacturing (or 3D printing) is used to design the properties of any material with high precision. In relation to the construction field, solid clay bricks are structurally sturdy, but they are not designed to be thermally effective since their thermal properties are weakened by their homogeneity. 3D printing tools precisely manipulate the geometry of a brick to design, its thermal conductivity properties without changing the material itself. This thesis investigates the methods to design the thermal properties of a brick via 3D printing. This research employs full scale material models and simulation software to assess the thermal effectiveness of the proposed geometry. The key impact of this research is to contribute towards the development of eff icient additively manufactured designs that can be integrated into construction systems in order to overcome the material inefficiency and labor-intensive aspects associated with traditional construction methods.
The examining committee is as follows:
Supervisor:
David
Correa
Committee
member:
John
McMinn
Internal-external
reader:
Val
Rynnimeri
External:
Nicholas
Hoban
The
defence
examination
will
take
place:
Friday,
January
27,
2022,
2:00
p.m.
This
will
be
taking
place
in
person,
in
the
Riverside
Gallery.
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.