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The Metrology of Additive Construction by Extrusion (MACE) consortium will meet to discuss progress toward advancing the measurement science of concrete additive manufacturing.
Goal: Review ongoing research related to the measurement science of concrete additive manufacturing and set the agenda and vision for the consortium for the following year.
Who should attend? Industry, academia, and government representatives with an interest in discussing the challenges in bringing concrete additive manufacturing to commercialization.
Agenda (PDF)
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
9:00 am Welcome
9:15 am Consortium Status Update Scott Jones
9:45 am
- Overview of NIST’s Research
- Scott Jones - Additive Construction by Extrusion
- Nick Martys - Concrete Flow Simulations
10:45 am
- Research Updates
- Abhay Goyal - Georgetown University
- Alexsandra Radlinska and Nate Watson- Pennsylvania State University
11:45 am Lunch
1:00 pm Tour of Additive Construction by Extrusion Laboratory
2:30 pm Open Discussion of Consortium organization
4:00 pm Closing
Contact Scott Jones (scott.jones [at] nist.gov (scott[dot]jones[at]nist[dot]gov)) with questions.
Doubletree Hilton-Gaithersburg
Sept. 19-21, 2019
The hotel will provide a complimentary shuttle to and from NIST.
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