TAF PUBLISHING

The demand for free-form buildings has increased. Yet, it has several issues, including the increased cost and duration and decreased constructability, owing to difficulties in producing and installing members of the building surface. To solve these problems, a technology to produce FCP using a CNC machine was developed. The technology delivers the free-form building information to the CNC machine and creates PCM shapes by delivering information. Such PCM acts as a mold to produce FCP. The efficiency of FCP production installation is critical in applying this technology since the construction site, duration, and project costs are limited. Thus, the purpose of this study is on four cases of production-installation simulation for Free-Form Concrete Panels. The factors that influence FCP production installation are analyzed, and four simulation models are proposed using the equation to estimate the time required for FCP production installation. The factor that has the biggest influence on FCP production-installation can be identified through simulations, which is likely to reduce the construction duration when the technology is adopted on-site. Further simulations considering the construction duration and cost and quality are needed, and such should be verified through technology application on-site.