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3D-printed bridges withstand 9.0 quakes

It’s an exciting time in the world of civil engineering and construction. The advent of 3D printing technology has now made ...
MassLive

UMass, MIT team tune up WMass bridge with new 3D-printing tech

AMHERST — A UMass Amherst and MIT team have successfully strengthened an aging bridge in Great Barrington with cutting-edge 3D printing, the university announced Thursday. The 3D-printing technique is ...
New Atlas

3D-printed reinforcement-free bridge moves closer to widespread use

How it works is, the bridge's building blocks were created using a 3D printer, which extruded a cement-based mixture in layers to built up the blocks' structure, following an exact computer-made plan.
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UMass Amherst researchers test 3D printing for Mass. bridge repairs

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – Researchers from UMass Amherst demonstrated a 3D printing technique, called cold spray, on a bridge in Great Barrington, which could reduce the repair cost of aging bridges and ...
Nextgov

When a 'short-term' extension is a bridge too far, 3D printing at the Pentagon and more

Federal agencies are getting creative when it comes to the meaning of "short term," according to the Government Accountability Office. A GAO report concluded that agencies have limited or no insight ...