Post by account_disabled on Feb 20, 2024 1:55:01 GMT -5
Reinforced concrete beams are important structural elements for buildings and bridges, but they are large and heavy and therefore require special machinery for transport and installation. Researchers at the Polytechnic University of Valencia have been working in recent years on a more manageable alternative, patenting a system that uses D printed plastic segments, similar to those in LEGO, that can be joined together to save weight and construction time.
Our objective was to propose an alternative to the current reinforced concrete beams. These are manufactured with profiles built along the length of the piece, which requires expensive installation and is difficult to transport.
José Ramón Albiol, Polytechnic University of Valencia.
The team has been developing their alternative BTC Number Data for almost three years, and has now come up with a design that they hope can be introduced into the construction world.
The system consists of a series of individual segments that can be D printed using recycled plastics, and which can then be assembled in situ and concreted to form a structural beam.
The internal composition of these individual segments is inspired by the way thick, compact human bones are formed, and offers the beams some useful properties.
This is what we have transferred to these revolutionary beams, specifically to their profiles. It is a very intelligent natural system and its reproduction in these beams gives them, with their low structural weight, very high mechanical capacities.
José Ramón Albiol.
According to the team, the beams weigh up to % less than conventional concrete beams, and have no metal parts, which eliminates the risk of corrosion.
In addition, its D printing makes it easy to customize, since the beams can be adapted to the dimensions necessary for the job in question.
Being able to customize the beams in situ allows the characteristics of each of them to be adapted to the structural needs of each point of the construction.
Our objective was to propose an alternative to the current reinforced concrete beams. These are manufactured with profiles built along the length of the piece, which requires expensive installation and is difficult to transport.
José Ramón Albiol, Polytechnic University of Valencia.
The team has been developing their alternative BTC Number Data for almost three years, and has now come up with a design that they hope can be introduced into the construction world.
The system consists of a series of individual segments that can be D printed using recycled plastics, and which can then be assembled in situ and concreted to form a structural beam.
The internal composition of these individual segments is inspired by the way thick, compact human bones are formed, and offers the beams some useful properties.
This is what we have transferred to these revolutionary beams, specifically to their profiles. It is a very intelligent natural system and its reproduction in these beams gives them, with their low structural weight, very high mechanical capacities.
José Ramón Albiol.
According to the team, the beams weigh up to % less than conventional concrete beams, and have no metal parts, which eliminates the risk of corrosion.
In addition, its D printing makes it easy to customize, since the beams can be adapted to the dimensions necessary for the job in question.
Being able to customize the beams in situ allows the characteristics of each of them to be adapted to the structural needs of each point of the construction.