3D Printed Concrete Bridge in the Netherlands Officially Open to Cyclists

3D Printed Concrete Bridge in the Netherlands Officially Open to Cyclists

“In 2015, the Eindhoven University of Technology(TU/e) in the Netherlands began developing a giant concrete 3D printer as part of a large-scale research project. The massive 3D printer, which includes a concrete mixing pump and is constructed of a four-axis gantry robot with a print bed of approximately 9.0×4.5×3 m3, was introduced last summer at a public demonstration when it was used to 3D print a pavilion on the university’s campus. Nearly a year after the concrete 3D printer was first unveiled, TU/e partnered up with Netherlands construction company BAM Infra to start a collaborative project – 3D printing a new concrete pedestrian and bike bridge. Now that bridge is officially open to cyclists…”

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