The Arrival of 3D Printed Concrete Bridges: How Far Are We from ‘Printing’ Houses?

The Arrival of 3D Printed Concrete Bridges: How Far Are We from 'Printing' Houses?

Author: Gu Wangwu On January 12, the world’s largest concrete 3D printed pedestrian bridge was completed in Shanghai’s Baoshan Smart Bay. This bridge was designed and developed by Professor Xu Weiguo’s team from Tsinghua University (School of Architecture) and Zhongnan Land. The bridge is 26.3 meters long and 3.6 meters wide, utilizing a single-arch structure … Read more

Tsinghua Professor 3D Prints a House for Villagers at Just Over 200,000 Yuan

Tsinghua Professor 3D Prints a House for Villagers at Just Over 200,000 Yuan

▲ Click the blue text to set as a star to prevent losing contact Exclusive original video every dayIn the past five years, Professor Xu Weiguo from Tsinghua University and his team have used “robotic 3D concrete printing” technology to successively “print” a bridge, a reading room, several parks, and even built a house for … Read more

The World’s Longest Span Prefabricated Concrete 3D Printed Bridge Completed at Hebei University of Technology

The World's Longest Span Prefabricated Concrete 3D Printed Bridge Completed at Hebei University of Technology

On the afternoon of October 13, the prefabricated 3D printed Zhaozhou Bridge, completed by Professor Ma Guowei, Vice President of our university and Dean of the School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, was inaugurated at our Beichen campus. Professor Han Xu, Vice Secretary of the Party Committee and President of the university, along with over … Read more