New Delhi, April 5 Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, have developed a framework for designing earthquake-resistant 3D-printed concrete walls, according to officials.
Because it eliminates the need for labor and materials, and allows structures to be made in more complex shapes, 3D printing in construction is being adopted globally.
Although there has been some significant progress in producing 3D-printed buildings around the world, they have yet to gain widespread use in earthquake-prone regions.
According to Biranchi Panda, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, one of the reasons behind this is the limited knowledge and understanding of how full-scale 3D-printed concrete walls will perform during multiple earthquake shakes.
“Currently, there are no standard procedures for adding steel reinforcement to 3D-printed walls that comply with current building codes. To bridge this gap, we constructed and tested three full-scale walls made of 3D-printed materials under seismic loading conditions,” Panda told