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3D Printed Concrete Bridge (2018-05)

10.25341/d4530c

 Salet Theo,  Ahmed Zeeshan,  Bos Freek
Contribution - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Progress in Additive Manufacturing

Abstract

Industrial and academic partners from the Netherlands realized the world’s first 3D concrete printed bicycle bridge. Certification safe use in practice was obtained through the concept of “Design by Testing”. Innovative reinforcement concepts were applied to guarantee safe failure behaviour. This paper discusses the design, testing, manufacturing and assembling of the bridge.

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    Effect of Aggregate-to-Binder Ratio on 3D Printed Concrete:
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    The Impacts of Fabrication Systems on 3D Concrete Printing Building Forms
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    A “Low-Cost” Subtractive Method for Freshly Finished 3D Concrete Printed Structures
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    Preliminary Mechanical Analysis of Rubber-Cement Composites Suitable for Additive Process Construction
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BibTeX
@inproceedings{sale_ahme_bos.2018.3PCB,
  author            = "Theo A. M. Salet and Zeeshan Yunus Ahmed and Freek Paul Bos",
  title             = "3D Printed Concrete Bridge",
  doi               = "10.25341/d4530c",
  year              = "2018",
  booktitle         = "Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Progress in Additive Manufacturing: Pro-AM 2018",
}
Formatted Citation

T. A. M. Salet, Z. Y. Ahmed and F. P. Bos, “3D Printed Concrete Bridge”, 2018. doi: 10.25341/d4530c.

Salet, Theo A. M., Zeeshan Yunus Ahmed, and Freek Paul Bos. “3D Printed Concrete Bridge”. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Progress in Additive Manufacturing: Pro-AM 2018, 2018. https://doi.org/10.25341/d4530c.