An additive construction that has received a great deal of attention is the MX3D Bridge, from Dutch firm MX3D. The project was unveiled in 2015 with an ambitious video depicting two industrial robotic arms standing on either side of a canal and welding a metal bridge until the two devices met in the middle.
Over the years, additive manufacturing has been a constant topic of discussion in the industry. For the most part, the discussion revolves around trying to understand the limitations, applications and the overall impact on the cost of construction. Opportunities and Challenges. 3D printing has the potential to revolutionize the industry.
A current project is the additive construction of a 2.5 m wide and 10 m long stainless steel footbridge, which is supposed to be installed in Amsterdam before the end of 2019 [101]. It was designed by Joris Laarman Lab and Arup. Other project partners are, for example, Autodesk, Oerlikon, TU Delft, and the Imperial College London [102].
The report details developments in additive construction (AC), an industry that is rapidly growing in response to emerging opportunities brought about from additive manufacturing and 3D printing. "ASTM International sees AC as the next frontier in construction," notes Terry Wohlers, head of advisory services and market intelligence at
The event, Additive Construction – The Path to Standardization, will bring together industry stakeholders to discuss gaps in the current standard documents and how the industry can fill these gaps. Building on a previous engagement, Roadmap for Advanced Technologies for the Digitalization of the Construction Industry sponsored by
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Additive manufacturing has drawn significant attention in both academia and industry due to its capabilities and promising potential in various sectors. However, the adoption of this technology in large-scale construction is still limited due to the numerous existing challenges. In this work, a comprehensive review of large-scale automated
Additive construction represents the entire process of building a digital form (building design) from materials produced on-site (material science), which are then deposited according to a digital model (engineering). As is the case for any other new technology, the success of additive construction depends on both technological
Additive manufacturing (AM) is defined by ISO/ASTM 529000:2015 as "the process of joining materials to make objects from 3D model data, usually layer upon layer, as
Additive construction processes that are capable of building overhangs without the need for supporting structures are: - those involving powder-based processes in which the unconsolidated material actually provides support [21] - those involving materials made out of small-dimensioned objects bound together by adhesives [40] - those involving
The integration of additive construction into DOD strategic plans is an ongoing effort of the Additive Construction team at ERDC. If selected, submitting parties will be invited to provide a briefing to government stakeholders at an ERDC-hosted workshop to be held in late November 2023 at Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX. This government
October 27, 2020. Additive manufacturing – also known as 3D printing – has become an area of increasing interest in the construction industry. Using different materials, various equipment and methods have been developed that can print building parts. The advantages of additive manufacturing for construction include automating the production
Additive construction by extrusion (ACE) has the potential to revolutionize construction by complimenting the existing workforce, eliminating the need to construct formwork, and enabling architectural or structural designs that cannot be achieved by standard practices. As ACE has progressed over the past few years, the development
Additive construction, the digital additive manufacturing of structures based on raw- or preprocessed materials, helps to address this challenge and is intensely researched. No wonder, several months after our initial call for this special issue, we were overwhelmed by a large number of high-profile articles. Consequently, we decided to
Abstract. Additive manufacturing (AM), including 3D printing, has the potential to transform the construction industry. AM allows the construction industry to use complex and innovative geometries to build an object, building block, wall, or frame from a computer model. As such, it has potential opportunities for the construction industry and