A review of WAAM for steel construction – Manufacturing, material and geometric properties, design, and future directions

Sian I. Evans; Jie Wang; Jian Qin; Yongpeng He; Paul Shepherd; Jialuo Ding

doi:10.1016/j.istruc.2022.08.084

A review of WAAM for steel construction – Manufacturing, material and geometric properties, design, and future directions

Sian I. Evans, Jie Wang, Jian Qin, Yongpeng He, Paul Shepherd, Jialuo Ding

Cranfield University

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Abstract

This paper provides a review of the capabilities of WAAM for manufacturing steel components for use in the construction industry, with a focus on the structural stability and design of WAAM builds. Manufacturing techniques that can be used for WAAM construction are first discussed. This is followed by a detailed review of the material and geometric properties, and the resulting structural stability performance of WAAM steel structures to date. To exploit the advantage of WAAM in building free-form shapes, structural optimisation techniques suitable for WAAM construction are discussed. Lastly, conclusions and future research directions are provided.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1506-1522
Number of pages	17
Journal	Structures
Volume	44
Early online date	29 Aug 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2022.08.084
Publication status	Published - 31 Oct 2022

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Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge support from BRE Trust for the PhD studentship (Contract No. CM00003647).

Funding

The authors would like to acknowledge support from BRE Trust for the PhD studentship (Contract No. CM00003647).

Keywords

Additive manufacturing (AM)
Geometry
Manufacturing parameters
Material properties
Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering
Architecture
Building and Construction
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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