The Netherlands has a ton of bridges, especially pedestrian and biking bridges, thanks to its abundant system of canals. Perhaps because of that, they have become a leader in 3D printing technology when it comes to bridges. A couple years ago, Amsterdam, the capital...
Courtesy of the University of British Columbia Concrete is an extremely strong building material, but has a notoriously weak tensile strength. In order to resist tension, bending, and shear forces, steel rebar or other reinforcement materials are added either prior...
Using layers of scaffolding, edge beams, cable-bet falsework, fabric shuttering, textile reinforcement, and concrete, the structure is able to not only support itself, but do so in an extremely efficient manner. The final prototypical structure was only between 1...
Komatsu HD605-7 As electric vehicles are becoming more and more popular around the world, researchers are trying to find ways to adapt the technology to heavier duty applications. Due to the large size of projects and amount of money in the industry, the mining...
From November 15, 2017 to March 15, 2018, construction will be banned in all of Beijing, reports the South China Morning Post. Some projects, like infrastructure and affordable housing projects, may still be approved by the municipal commission of housing and...
Cigarette butt Much like the recycled plastic additive mentioned above, placing cigarette butts encased with paraffin wax solves two problems at once, it reduces landfill waste while also improving upon asphalt’s design, according to a team of researchers in...
