A 3D printed smart bridge in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, instrumented with sensors. What types of sensors are installed? If sensors can also be printed inside the bridge, it would save a lot of time and money from installation. More and more 3D printed structures will be introduced to civil engineering. What’s next?
𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝟯𝗗 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀: 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺 A 12-metre 3D-printed pedestrian #bridge designed by Joris Laarman Studio and built by Dutch robotics company MX3D has opened in Amsterdam recently. The bridge, which was fabricated from stainless steel rods by six-axis robotic arms equipped with welding gear, spans the Oudezijds Achterburgwal in Amsterdam's Red Light District. The structure used 4,500 kilograms of stainless steel, which was 3D-printed by robots in a factory over a period of six months before been craned into position over the canal. Its curving S-shaped form and balustrades with lattice-style perforations were designed using parametric modelling software. The Alan Turing Institute and Arup fitted the structure with a network of sensors that allows the bridge to collect data and build a digital twin to keep track of its performance and health. The digital twin will monitor corrosion, load changes, environmental conditions and pedestrian use in efforts to further data-centric design. 💡 Did you know that this production technique can save material? #engineering #future #innovation #3dprinting For more: 📌 Follow #ImpressiveEngineering 📌 Click on the 🔔