Freeform Construction: Mega-scale Rapid Manufacturing for construction

Automation in Construction

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 224-231

  Buswell, R A ^a   Soar, R C ^a   Gibb, A G F ^a   Thorpe, A ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction Automation; Freeform Construction; Rapid Manufacturing; Rapid Prototyping; Solid Freeform Fabrication

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE; PERSONNEL; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SAFETY FACTOR;

CONSTRUCTION AUTOMATION; FREEFORM CONSTRUCTION; INDUSTRIAL WORKSHOP;

LAYERED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 33846178681     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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