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Tyndall is working with the Army and Navy to test the durability and resiliency of 3D printed concrete walls officials say could be used to protect the military in combat areas.
We’re accustomed to covering the use of 3D printing in casting, usually as a lost-PLA former in metal casting. That’s not the only use of the technique though, and perhaps one of the si… ...
U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers' researchers, leading a team that recently completed the 3D printing of 9.5-ft-tall reinforced concrete walls for a 32-ft x 16-ft barracks, are setting their sights on ...
The University of Michigan’s DART Laboratory has unveiled a new product called Shell Wall—which the organization describes as the first lightweight, freeform 3D printed and structurally reinforced ...
While a handful of 3D-concrete printed buildings have already been placed in the U.S., the state of Montana has become the first to approve 3D-concrete printed walls as a replacement for walls ...
3D concrete printing (3DCP) technology is already known to offer a more efficient approach to constructing buildings. A new type of 3DCP is said to be better, resulting in walls that are a claimed ...
Researchers have concluded a new 3D printed concrete wall configuration could provide significant gains in fire retardancy. Tech. Fire resistant 3D-printed concrete could advance affordable housing .
The 2,433-sq-ft home is comprised of 70% to 80% 3D-printed concrete, including all interior and exterior walls and portions of the attached garage. It’s the first project in the U.S. to use PERI ...
UCC Holding has teamed up with COBOD to create desert-inspired, 3D-printed schools in Qatar, featuring dune-like wavy walls ...
3D printing has come a long way in the past 20 years. Already, we can print bowls made of sawdust , electric motorcycles made of recycled plastic bottles , and houses made of concrete .
To cut down construction carbon emissions, researchers at ETH Zürich have examined how combining 3D-printed foam and concrete can enhance material efficiency.
Related: How using 3D-printed foam can cut down concrete waste The project uses one material that is controlled to adopt various properties. This is a cement-free mineral foam by FenX.