TOP FIVE

CONTRUCTION
TECHNOLOGY
2019
• SELF HEALING CONCRETE
• DRONES
• 3-D PRINTING
• BRICKS
1. COOLING SYSTEM IN BRICKS
2. POLLUTION ABSORBING BRICKS
3. CIGARATTE BUTTS TO MAKE
BRICKS
• FLOATING PIERS
1.SELF HEALING CONCRETE
• Self-healing Concrete (SHC) Is A Revolutionary Building
Material That Has The Solution To All These Problems And Is
Definitely The Building Material Of The Near Future.

• Bacteria-based Healing Process

• Also Known As Bio-concrete; This Kind Of Concrete Uses A

Simple Process To Close The Formed Crack.

• SMALL SIZE BUILDING

1. Small-size Buildings Are Usually Residential And Located
Either In The Suburbs, Towns Or Villages.

2. And Like Most Buildings, Concrete Is One Of The Main

Building Materials Used, Especially For Foundation (Slabs Or
Columns), As Small Residential Buildings Rarely Change
Function It Is Practical To Want To Increase Their Life-span,
And Hence Use SHC.
• MEDIUM SIZED BUILDING
1. Residential and public middle-sized buildings seem to be
eligible to the use of SHC, however, and especially in public
buildings as the life-span increases, designs must be flexible
and easy to change function of the inner space in order to
be efficient to use of this kind of concrete.

2. Therefore, instead of demolition there will be re-modeling

when the service held within the building is no longer needed
in a particular area, which in its turn has a positive effect in
reducing the CO2 emission by avoiding construction.

• LARGE SIZED BUILDING

1. SHC is particularly adequate for bridges and all road
constructions as they often experience small-sized cracks
due to heavy loads and constantly need maintenance.

2. The use of this kind of concrete will reduce the maintenance

cost significantly and will increase safety, therefore, it’s
highly recommended to use due to its many benefits.

3. All large-size buildings will defiantly benefit from the use of

this kind of concrete just as the infrastructure will be
enhanced by providing safety and durability.
2.DRONES
• GENERAL USES
1. Aerial Photography
2. Real Estate
3. 3d Imaging
4. Rail Monitoring
5. Disaster Response And Relief
6. Damage Assessment
7. Infrastructure Damage
8. Infrastructure Monitoring
9. Inventory Management
10. Pipe / Power Line Inspection
11. Surveillance
12. Stockpile Measurement
13. Mail / Freight Transport
14. Agriculture
15. Movie Production
16. Sporting Event Coverage
17. Flare Stack Inspection
18. Construction Reporting
SURVEYING OR MAPPING
• 2D ORTHOPHOTOS (USING COMPOSITE IMAGING
SOFTWARES)
1. SURVEY DRAWINGS
2. ORTHOMOSAIC MAPS (SITE/ZONE/AREA)
3. DISTANCE MEASUREMENT
4. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) INPUT
• 3D POINT CLOUD IMAGING (USING
PHOTOGRAMMETRY SOFTWARE)
1. DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS (SURFACE AND TERRAIN)
2. DISTANCE AND VOLUMETRIC MEASUREMENTS
3. BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) INPUT
• 3D IMAGING
1. TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPPING
2. BIM AND INFRASTUCTURE MODELLING INPUT
PUBLIC INFRACTURE
• The Inspection Of Structure Like Roads, Highways, Bridges,
Tunnels And Railroads Is A Task That Often Can Be Made More
Efficient, Effective And Safer With Drone Technology.

• There Are Costs And Dangers Associated With Sending A

Survey Crew To Look For Damage That Takes Place Over Years
Or Even Decades. The Pictures And Videos Can Be Easily
Captured By Drones Are Only Part Of Their Appeal.

• Data Taken From New Sensor Technology Will Open Up

Opportunities Related To Preventative Maintenance That Will
Help Resolve Issues Before They Turn Into Actual Problem.

• Utilizing Drones Also Keeps People On The Ground And Away

From The Dangers Associated With The Inspection Of
Structures Like Bridges And Tunnels, Regardless Of Their
Conditions
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
USE CASES:
• Bridges, Dams, Tunnels, Highways, Etc..
• Corrosion
• Roadbed Wear
• Weather And Flooding Damage
• Spillway Cracks
• Geologic Site Conditions
• Hydrology
• Emergency Preparedness Documentation
• Structural Stability
• Vegetation Encroachment
RAIL ROADS
USE CASES:
• Track Alignment And Measurements
• Track Surface Integrity (Cracks)
• Track Wear And Damage Assessments
• Bridge Inspection
• Telecommunication Antenna
• Corridor Vegetation Encroachment
• Physical And Threat Security
• Air Quality Assessment
• Spill And Environmental Monitoring
• Facilities Management
• Construction Progress Reporting
3.3D PRINTING
• Concrete 3d Printing Saves Time, Uses Less Material, And
Requires Less Manual Labor.

• Even 3d Printed Houses Have A Rougher Exterior, Post-

processing Is An Option Just As It Is For Regular 3d Printed
Objects.

• 3d Printed Houses Tend To Be Smaller Due To 3d Printer Build

Volume Limits, But This Is Not Always The Case.
BENEFITS OF 3D PRINTING
• ECO-FRIENDLY: 3d Printed Houses Can Be Built With
Organic, Eco-friendly Materials. Moreover, Some House 3d
Printers Use Solar Energy And Generate Low Co2 Emissions.

• AFFORDABLE: House 3d Printers Can Build Affordable

Housing, Being Of Great Aid For People In Poverty-stricken
Regions Or After Natural Disasters.

• SCALABLE: Construction 3d Printing Reduces Certain

Building Costs. For Example, The Cost For 1 Square Meter Of
Wall Using Traditional Construction Methods Is Approximately
$75, Whereas With The Apis Cor House 3d Printer It Is Only
$27.
• DESIGN FLEXIBILITY: With A 3d Construction Printer, It’s
Possible To Easily Create Curved Walls And Unique Facades.

• EFFICIENT: Since The Materials Are 3d Printed On

Demand, The Machines Produce Less Waste. Also,
Construction 3d Printers Can Finish A Home’s
Foundations In Less Than A Few Days, While
Traditional Construction Methods Take Several
Weeks Or Even Months.
LIMITATIONS OF 3D
PRINTING
• EXPENSIVE INITIAL INVESTMENT: House 3d Printers
Can Sometimes Cost Up To One Million Dollars.

• PARTIALLY-BUILT HOUSES: House 3d Printers Only Build

House Frames. The 3d Printing Process Is Usually Paused To
Manually Settle Plumbing, Wiring And Rebars.

• ROUGH EXTERIOR: Most 3d Printed Homes’ Exteriors Are

Not As Smooth As Traditionally-built Houses.

• LACK OF CERTIFICATION: Construction Sites Are

Regulated By Laws And There Are Important Safety Standards
That Need To Be Met, Which Can Be Challenging With 3d
Printing Techniques (Varying Repeatability, Dimensional
Stability, Etc.).
• Another Downside That Has Been Noted Over The Years Is
That House 3d Printing Can Potentially Harm Local Economies,
Especially In Poverty-stricken Regions Or Cities With High
Unemployment Rates. Indeed, Since Construction 3d Printers
Reduce The Need For Manual Labor, They Create Much Less
Employment For Local Workers.
4.BRICKS
COOLING SYSTEM IN BRICKS
• Hydro ceramic Have The Ability To Reduce The Indoor
Temperature By Up To 6 Degrees Celsius.

• Its Cooling Effect Comes From The Presence Of Hydrogel In

Its Structure Which Absorbs Water, Up To 500 Times Its
Weight. The Absorbed Water Is Released To Reduce The
Temperature During Hot Days.

• Incorporating An Innovative Cooling System In The Current

Building Structure Has Made Hydro ceramics Into One Of The
Coolest Building Materials To Revolutionize Construction.

• More Progress In This Direction, May Make Household Air

Conditioners Obsolete And Add One More Element On The List
Of The Materials That Are Needed For Building A House.
BRICKS
POLLUTION ABSORBING
BRICKS
• The Innovative Material Is Designed To Be Part Of A Building’s
Standard Ventilation System. It Has A Two-layer Facade
System, With The Specialist Bricks On The Outside And
Standard Insulation On The Inside.
• In The Center Is A Cyclone Filtration System That Separates
Out The Heavy Air Particles From The Air And Collects Them In
A Removable Hopper.
• Its Design Is Very Similar To A Vacuum. The Design Of
Breathing Bricks Can Be Configured In A Wall With A Window
And A Cooling System As Well.
• By Performing Wind Tunnel Tests, It Was Proven That The
System Can Filter 30% Fine Particle Pollutants And 100%
Coarse Particles Such As Dust.
• It Goes Without Saying That Pollution Absorbing Bricks Could
Become In The Long Run One Of The Most Common Materials
Needed For Building A House As They Would Ensure A Better
Quality Of Life For The Residents Of The Built Structure.
BRICKS
CIGARATTE BUTTS TO
MAKE BRICKS
• MANY DIFFERENT MATERIALS ARE NEEDED FOR BUILDING A
HOUSE, BUT WHO WOULD EXPECT THAT CIGARETTE BUTTS
WILL BE ONE OF THEM.

• ON A YEARLY BASIS, 6 MILLION CIGARETTES ARE

MANUFACTURED AND THEY PRODUCE 1.2 MILLION TONES
OF CIGARETTE BUTT WASTE. THE IMPACT ON THE
ENVIRONMENT IS TREMENDOUS. ELEMENTS SUCH AS
ARSENIC, CHROMIUM, NICKEL, AND CADMIUM ENTER THE
SOIL AND HARM NATURE.

• IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF CIGARETTE BUTTS ON

THE ENVIRONMENT, RESEARCHERS DEVELOPED LIGHTER AND
MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT BRICKS MADE OF CIGARETTE
BUTTS.
• In Short, Innovatively Utilizing Waste In A Much More Eco-
friendly Manner.

• By Infusing Even 1% Of Cigarette Waste In Fired-clay Bricks

They Can Have Great Results In Removing Pollution From Our
Environment.

• Not Only Does This Research Help With Reducing Waste, But
The Resulting Brick Is Also Lighter And Requires Less Energy In
Manufacturing It.

• So Next Time You Will Wonder What Materials Are Needed For
Building A House, Make Sure That You Don’t Underestimate
The Power That A Small Object Such As A Cigarette Might
Have.
5.LIGHT EMITTING
CEMENT
• Dr. José Carlos Rubio, From Mexico’s University Of San
Nicolas Hidalgo, Has Created A Light-emitting Cement That Has
A Life Span Of 100 Years. By Absorbing Solar Energy And
Returning It To The Environment, Dr. Rubio Says The Material
Will Be Able To Light Roads, Highways And Bicycle Lanes
Without The Need For Electricity.

• Cement Is A Dust That, When Added To Water, Dissolves As

An Effervescent Pill. In That Moment, It Starts To Become A
Gel — Similar To The Kind Used For Hair Styling, But Stronger
And More Resistant.

• At The Same Time, Some Crystal Flakes Are Formed — These

Are Unwanted Sub Products In Hardened Cement.
• Modifying The Microstructure Of The Cement In Order To
Eliminate Crystals And Make It Completely Gel, Helping It To
Absorb Solar Energy And Then Return It To The Environment As
Light.

• The Idea Is That The Building, Road, Highway Or Structure

That’s Made Out Of The Cement Will Begin To Absorb Solar
Light In The Morning And Emit It For Around 12 Hours During
The Night.
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