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Even concrete reinforced with steel requires ongoing repair ... most processes rely on the placement of key materials like beams or rebars, limiting the automation that 3D printing should offer.

Around the late 1800s, someone thought to fortify spans of concrete with steel reinforcing bars ... Pre-tensioning is typically used in making beams, floor slabs, balconies, water tanks, and ...

A new origami-inspired concrete technique could help reduce concrete-related waste exponentially. Here's what you need to ...

“We claim that 3D concrete printing is an automated process. But the conventional reinforcing methods are ... Transporting heavy steel beams and large workforces to space is impractical, making ...

Reinforced concrete is the miracle material which made possible so many of the twentieth century’s most iconic structures, but here in this century its environmental footprint makes it something ...

Mark Miodownik puts the properties of reinforced concrete to the test. He watches as a beam of concrete withstands a load of 2.5 tonnes. Even though cracks are present in the lower portion of the ...

Introduction to design of reinforced concrete structural components. Analyze and design reinforced concrete beams, columns, and footings. Understand material behavior, limit state criteria, and ...

Analyze and design reinforced concrete beams, columns, and footings. Understand material behavior, limit state criteria, and practical detailing considerations. Application of the ACI 318 to ...

Sikacrete® 3D material solutions are used to print concrete very precisely and rapidly, according to project specifications. Reinforced concrete has been used for decades as an economical ...