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3D Printing a Building

3D printing a building GS-Paper-3 3D Printing (PT-MAINS) L&T, the construction major, prints out a 700 sq.ft building which looks like a concrete shell structure. It was prepared using only a 3D printer and a special concrete mix. Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) Additive manufacturing (AM) is the industrial production name for 3D  printing and a computer-controlled process that creates three-dimensional objects by depositing materials, usually in layers. Using digitally controlled and operated material laying tools, additive manufacturing can make ‘objects’ from a digital ‘model’ by depositing the constituent material/s. Use of plastic and photosensitive materials. There are 4 main components…

25 December, 2020 3D Printing

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