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Arup uses 3D printing to fabricate one-of-a-kind structural steel components

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The research also shows that additive manufacturing has the potential to reduce costs, cut waste and slash the carbon footprint of the construction sector. Body Image: read more.

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MATERIALS FOR FORMWORK

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Steel: Steel is also used in pre-fabricated formwork. Purpose made steel forms are fabricated when dimensional tolerances are critical, or when the forms are planned to be re-used. Aluminium: Often used in pre-fabricated formwork, that is put together on site. waffle floors).

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Custom exterior fabricator A. Zahner unveils free façade design software for architects

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Zahner announces its first venture into web-based software. The free software platform called ShopFloor , launched earlier today, contains a suite of intuitive tools for building complex architecture. Body Image: read more.

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Denver's airport city

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The moment this aerial patchwork pattern starts to resemble a quilt of colored fabric—square acres reading as mere square inches—is the moment a flyer becomes acutely aware of their immense distance from the earth and the wonder of air travel. And yet, no matter how many times one sees the earth from this vantage point, it never gets old.

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POST TENSIONING IN REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES

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Reinforcement was fabricated and fixed along with post tensioned mono strands (encased in HDPE pipe) to profile. After fabricating and fixing shuttering in position, micro concrete encasement was carried out throughout the core holes in the slab. End anchors of post tensioned strands were fixed in position.

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COMMON STRUCTURAL FAILURE CAUSES

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2) poor communication between the fabricators and erectors. (3) The most common causes of structural failures are: (1) Poor communication between the various design professionals involved, e.g. engineers involved in conceptual design and those involved in the supervision of execution of works. (2)

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Design and specification considerations: Stand-alone canopy structure systems

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Freestanding canopy systems can be specified for numerous project applications, fabricated with a choice of materials, and engineered to meet a range of performance requirements. This material can be manufactured from recycled sources, can be fabricated into any size or geometric shape, or can be formed into curves and barrel-vaulted designs.

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