Recently, the demand for atypical structures with functions and sculptural beauty is increasing in the construction industry. Existing mold-based structure production methods have many advantages, but building complex atypical structures represents limitations due to the cost and technical characteristics. Production methods using molding are suitable for mass production systems, but production cost, construction period, construction cost, and environmental pollution can occur in small quantity batch production. The recent trend in the construction industry calls for new construction methods of customized small quantity batch production methods that can produce various types of sophisticated structures. In addition to the economic effects of developing related technologies of 3D Concrete Printers (3DCP), it can enhance national image through the image of future technology, the international status of the construction civil engineering industry, self-reliance, and technology export. Until now, 3DCP technology has been carried out in producing and utilizing residential houses, structures, etc., on land or manufacturing on land and installing them underwater. The final purpose of this research project is to produce marine structures by directly printing various marine structures underwater with 3DCP equipment. Compared to current underwater structure construction techniques, constructing structures directly underwater using 3DCP equipment has the following advantages: 1) cost reduction effects: 2) reduction of construct time, 3) ease of manufacturing amorphous underwater structures, 4) disaster prevention effects. The core element technology of the 3DCP equipment is to extrude the transferred composite materials at a constant quantitative speed and control the printing flow of the materials smoothly while printing the output. In this study, the extruding module of the 3DCP equipment operates underwater while developing an extruding module that can control the printing flow of the material while extruding it at a constant quantitative speed and minimizing the external force that can occur during underwater printing. The research on the development of 3DCP equipment for printing concrete structures underwater and the preliminary experiment of printing concrete structures using high viscosity low-flow concrete composite materials is explained.

본 연구의 목적은 시멘트계 복합재료의 적층을 위해 증점제를 적용하여 개발한 출력배합의 수축 특성을 평가하고, 프린팅 기법을 이용해 제작한 적층시험체와의 수축 특성을 비교하는 데 있다. 증점제 적용 시 수축이 기준배합과 비교하여 평균 25% 저감(56일 기준)되는 것을 확인하였다. 수축이 저감되는 긍정적인 효과에 반해 압축강도는 약 15% 감소(28일 기준)되는 부정적인 효과도 확인되었다. 출력배합을 이용해 제작한 적층시험체와 몰드시험체를 이용하여 수축을 평가한 결과, 적층시험체의 수축변형률이 약 25% 감소(28일 기준)되는 것을 확인하였다. 본 연구결과를 통해 3D 프린팅을 이용한 시멘트계 복합재료의 출력 시 수축의 진전속도와 수축으로 인한 균열의 발생시점을 예측할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.