Printfrastructure, 3D Printed Reinforced Concrete Column

Made:
2021 in Gloucester

Sample column structure of 'Printfrastructure', 3D printed reinforced concrete. In 2021, a UK first, on-site 3D reinforced concrete printing was deployed by HS2 Ltd’s London tunnels contractor SCS JV (Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture). ChangeMaker 3D combines the 3D concrete printing process with the strongest material ever tested: graphene. Concrete with microscopic strands of graphene only several atoms thick running through it like stripes in a stick of rock replaces traditional steel to help drive improved site safety, greater construction flexibility, shorter build time and a smaller carbon footprint.

Details

Category:
Railway Infrastructure
Object Number:
2025-2009
Materials:
Graphene-enriched concrete
Measurements:
overall: 500 mm x 580 mm x 580 mm, 550 mm, 60 kg
type:
concrete

Parts

One of two parts. Sample column structure of 'Printfrastructure', 3D printed reinforced concrete. In 2021, a UK first, on-site 3D reinforced concrete printing was deployed by HS2 Ltd’s London tunnels contractor SCS JV (Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture). ChangeMaker 3D combines the 3D concrete printing process with the strongest material ever tested: graphene. Concrete with microscopic strands of graphene only several atoms thick running through it like stripes in a stick of rock replaces traditional steel to help drive improved site safety, greater construction flexibility, shorter build time and a smaller carbon footprint.

Printfrastructure, 3D Printed Reinforced Concrete Column

One of two parts. Sample column structure of 'Printfrastructure', 3D printed reinforced concrete. In 2021, a UK first, on-site 3D reinforced concrete printing was deployed by HS2 Ltd’s London tunnels contractor SCS JV (Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture). ChangeMaker 3D combines the 3D concrete printing process with the strongest material ever tested: graphene. Concrete with microscopic strands of graphene only several atoms thick running through it like stripes in a stick of rock replaces traditional steel to help drive improved site safety, greater construction flexibility, shorter build time and a smaller carbon footprint.

Materials:
Graphene-enriched concrete
Object Number:
2025-2009/1
type:
concrete
One of two parts. Sample column structure of 'Printfrastructure', 3D printed reinforced concrete. In 2021, a UK first, on-site 3D reinforced concrete printing was deployed by HS2 Ltd’s London tunnels contractor SCS JV (Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture). ChangeMaker 3D combines the 3D concrete printing process with the strongest material ever tested: graphene. Concrete with microscopic strands of graphene only several atoms thick running through it like stripes in a stick of rock replaces traditional steel to help drive improved site safety, greater construction flexibility, shorter build time and a smaller carbon footprint.

Printfrastructure, 3D Printed Reinforced Concrete Column

One of two parts. Sample column structure of 'Printfrastructure', 3D printed reinforced concrete. In 2021, a UK first, on-site 3D reinforced concrete printing was deployed by HS2 Ltd’s London tunnels contractor SCS JV (Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture). ChangeMaker 3D combines the 3D concrete printing process with the strongest material ever tested: graphene. Concrete with microscopic strands of graphene only several atoms thick running through it like stripes in a stick of rock replaces traditional steel to help drive improved site safety, greater construction flexibility, shorter build time and a smaller carbon footprint.

Materials:
Graphene-enriched concrete
Object Number:
2025-2009/2
type:
concrete

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