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06-28-2016, 01:26 PM
Architects claim this 3D-printed house is earthquake-proof
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While we've been hearing a lot about 3D-printed structures, this two-storey villa located in Beijing, China, is impressive if it lives up to its claims.
The 400-square-metre house, with walls as thick as 2.5 metres, was fully printed in one go, and construction*completed (http://en.people.cn/n3/2016/0624/c90000-9077206.html) in just 45 days.
SEE ALSO: Bullied parrot finds new confidence with 3D-printed beak (http://mashable.com/2016/04/25/china-parrot-3d-beak/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
According to The Mirror, a project manager for the house has claimed that the house is sturdy e**ugh to withstand an 8-Richter scale magnitude earthquake (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/worlds-first-3d-printed-house-8297190).
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Beijing-based architecture firm Huashang Tengda told reporters that the entire project required limited manual labour (http://digi.163.com/16/0610/05/BP6538HK001665EV.html)*in tasks such as painting and decorating. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/28/3d-printed-earthquake-proof-house/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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While we've been hearing a lot about 3D-printed structures, this two-storey villa located in Beijing, China, is impressive if it lives up to its claims.
The 400-square-metre house, with walls as thick as 2.5 metres, was fully printed in one go, and construction*completed (http://en.people.cn/n3/2016/0624/c90000-9077206.html) in just 45 days.
SEE ALSO: Bullied parrot finds new confidence with 3D-printed beak (http://mashable.com/2016/04/25/china-parrot-3d-beak/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
According to The Mirror, a project manager for the house has claimed that the house is sturdy e**ugh to withstand an 8-Richter scale magnitude earthquake (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/worlds-first-3d-printed-house-8297190).
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/BoR61m0i8ooYQEe4FsRmr0q-FLc=/fit-in/575x4096/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F128900%2FFOREIGN201606241519000251442504856.j pg
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Beijing-based architecture firm Huashang Tengda told reporters that the entire project required limited manual labour (http://digi.163.com/16/0610/05/BP6538HK001665EV.html)*in tasks such as painting and decorating. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/28/3d-printed-earthquake-proof-house/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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