Roadway Headwall
- Additive Companion
- Construction
- 2023
- United Kingdom
Summary
An on-site 3D printed concrete motorway headwall that requires no steel reinforcement and provides a retaining structure for a wildlife crossing beneath a busy road.
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Technology Details
- Paste Deposition
- Material Extrusion
- Concrete Mix
- Concrete
- Slurry
Process Steps
Printer category: Material Extrusion
- 1
Step 1Printing
- Technology
- Material
Application Profile
€€€
€50–€99.99
Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.
Moderate
Requires basic problem-solving and routine skills.
Prototypes / Samples / One-Offs
Component
Research
★★☆
Can depend on fossil fuels and high energy use, but allows unconsumed material to be directly reused for printing without reprocessing, significantly reducing manufacturing waste. This rating relates to the technology type only. The design, purpose and longevity of the entire object can offset any of the technology type's negative sustainability credentials.
Professional
Scale
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