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Kazemian Research Group
(rəcast Lab)

Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management
Louisiana State University

Research Focus

Our research is mainly focused on Construction-scale 3D Printing (C3DP) as a robotic construction technology for various terrestrial and extraterrestrial applications. Automated quality control and monitoring, automated reinforcement techniques, and high-performance printing materials are several aspects of this innovative technology that we are actively researching.    

Research Team

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Principal Investigator

Ali Kazemian, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Holder of J.W. "Billy" and Janice Maxey Guitreau Professorship
Bert S Turner Department of Construction Management

Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Adjunct)
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Ilerioluwa Giwa
PhD Student
Construction Management

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Sara Miryousefi (co-advised)
PhD Student
Construction Management

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Mary Dempsey
Undergraduate Student
Mechanical Eng.

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Danny Lu
Undergraduate Student
Electrical Eng. (Robotics)

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Hassan Ahmed
PhD Student
Construction Management

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Michael Martin
MSc Student
Electrical Engineering

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Dennis Duong
Undergraduate Student
Mechanical Eng.

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Lupe Covarrubias 
Undergraduate Student
Biological/Robotics Eng.

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Kasra Banijamali
PhD Student
Construction Management

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Marc Hebert
Undergraduate Student
Electrical & Computer Eng.

 

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Joseph Lamendola
Undergraduate Student
Civil Eng.

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Victoria Irondi
Undergraduate Student
Electrical Eng.

Sponsors and Collaborators

Past Students: Dharla Moore (Aerospace Eng.), Eli M Shaw (Mechanical Eng.), Chigozie Osigwe (Construction Management)

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Sponsored Projects

  • "ISRU-based Planetary Construction 3D Printing for Lunar and Martian Infrastructure Development: Process Optimization and Automated Quality Control", Funding Agency: Louisiana Board of Regents (BOR RCS), 2022-2025. 

  • "Towards Sustainable Robotic Construction: Concrete 3D Printing with Quarry By-products and Low Portland Cement Content", Funding Agency: Louisiana Board of Regents (BOR ITRS), 2023- 2026.

  • "Automated Curing and Strength Monitoring of Sensor-embedded 3D Printed Transportation Infrastructure", Funding Agency: TranSET (US Department of Transportation), 2022-2023.

  • "Robotic Construction on the Moon and Mars sing 3D Printing and In-situ Resources:  Mechanical Performance Evaluation", Funding Agency: Louisiana Space Grant Consortium (NASA RAP), 2022-2023.

  • "3D Printed Transportation Infrastructure: Structural Behavior of Steel Fiber Reinforced Circular Elements", Sponsor: Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC TIRE), 2022-2023.

  • "Construction 3D Printing for Extraterrestrial Infrastructure Development Using Indigenous Materials", Funding Agency: Louisiana Space Grant Consortium (LaSPACE), 2021–2022.

  • "Rebar-Free 3D Printing of Transportation Infrastructure", Funding Agency: TranSET (US Department of Transportation), 2021-2022.

  • "Resilient 3D-Printed Civil Infrastructure with Ultra-High Performance Engineered Cementitious Composites (UHP-ECCs)", Funding Agency: TranSET (US Department of Transportation), 2021-2022.

  • "Comparative Analysis of 3D Printed Bridge Construction in Louisiana", Funding Agency: TranSET (US Department of Transportation), 2021-2022.

  • "Robotic Construction on the Moon and Mars using 3D Printing and In-situ Resources: Mechanical Performance Testing", Funding Agency: Louisiana Space Grant Consortium (NASA EPSCoR), 2022-2023.​​

Recent Publications

CBM_SFR_2023
ASCE_E_S
BIM_BEM
Roadmap
AUTOCON
ASCE CRC 2022
real-time-QC
STRUCTURE
AUTOCON2
JIntellMan
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Accepted for Publication:

  • Kazemian, A., Giwa, I., Ekenel, M. "Large-scale Additive Manufacturing for Automated Construction - An Overview", ASM Handbook, Volume 24A, Additive Manufacturing Design and Applications, Editors: M. Seifi, D. Bourell, W. Frazier, H. Kuhn, 2023.

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