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Titre : Thermal Walls : Enhancing Thermal Properties of Prefabricated Wall Systems with Additive Manufacturing

Auteur : Saad, Esraa

Université de soutenance : University of Waterloo

Grade : Master of Architecture 2023

Résumé
Additive manufacturing (or 3D printing) is used to design the properties of any material with high precision. In relation to the construction field, solid clay bricks are structurally sturdy, but they are not designed to be thermally effective since their thermal properties are weakened by their homogeneity. 3D printing tools precisely manipulate the geometry of a brick to design, its thermal conductivity properties without changing the material itself. This thesis investigates the methods to design the thermal properties of a brick via 3D printing. This research employs full scale material models and simulation software to assess the thermal effectiveness of the proposed geometry.

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