| Abstract Scope |
Additive manufacturing of concrete structures presents significant opportunities for automation, material efficiency, and design flexibility, but broader adoption may depend on improved process monitoring, structural validation, and lifecycle performance assessment. The author proposes the integration of embedded electronic sensors as a foundation for intelligent, data-driven concrete construction systems. Sensors incorporated within deposition equipment could monitor material properties such as moisture content, pH, temperature, and flow consistency to support process optimization and future digital twin development. Sensors embedded directly within printed concrete structures may enable monitoring of curing behavior, interlayer bonding quality, strain development, and crack initiation throughout the life of the structure. Additional opportunities include thermal and environmental sensing to support smart-building energy management. The proposed sensing approaches could provide quantitative evidence of structural quality, durability, and operational performance, thereby increasing public, regulatory, and investor confidence in additively manufactured concrete structures. |