Topic: printing

Maoists in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh are reportedly printing fake currency in Bastar Dandakaranyam. The police conducted a combing operation in Bejji of Sukma...

Hyderabad, 19 June 2024: A 3D printed bridge has beendeployed on the campus of IIT Hyderabad (IITH). The conceptand design were developed and evaluated by Prof. K.V.L.Subramaniam and his research group, Department of CivilEngineering, IIT Hyderabad. The bridge was off-site printed by Simpliforge Creations, a startup company specializing inproviding 3D concrete printing solutions. Designed as apedestrian bridge, a full-scale 7.50 m bridge was field deployedafter load testing a smaller prototype bridge. The bridge has been designed broadly following form optimization to minimizethe use of concrete and reinforcement. The concept of thebridge was developed broadly following ‘Material follows Force’and the reinforcement/shape have been determined from stress analysis. Several advances in material processing, and designmethodology are highlighted in the bridge design. The materialdeveloped by Simpliforge Creations was tested and validated forthe required rheological performance. 3D concrete printing is anemerging technology that offers the potential for rapid and efficient construction....