Recent advances in metal additive manufacturing (AM) are offering great opportunities but also facing various challenges for this new technology to be applied in the construction industry.
The talk gives an introduction to the current AM technologies that are widely recognised by engineers to be suitable for construction and discusses the associated technical challenges, such as manufacturing standardisation, quality control, and economical and environmental impacts.
The talk is developed based on a comprehensive review of previous studies on this topic, including recent research projects at the University of Bath, carried out in collaboration with European and Asian partners.
The aim of the talk is to inspire innovative ideas and promoting multidisciplinary collaborations on this new-born topic in the field of construction industry.
Speaker
Dr Jie Wang MIStructE and Lecturer of Structural Engineering Design in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at University of Bath
Dr Wang holds a PhD in Structural Engineering (2016) and a MSc with Distinction in Civil Engineering specialising in Structural Engineering (2013), all from Imperial College London. After obtaining her PhD degree, she was awarded a two-years’ Research Fellowship (2016-2018) in Structural Engineering at Imperial College London.
Dr Wang’s research interests focus on the behaviour and design of thin-walled metallic structures and advanced construction technologies, aiming at providing practitioners and researchers with a sound understanding and useful design recommendations. She has been appointed by BSI since 2022 as the committee member of CEN/TC250/SC3/WG6,WG15 and WG16 working on the development of Eurocode 3 Part 1-6, Part 4-1 and Part 4-2 on shell structures.
Dr Wang has also been a committee member of the IStructE Western Counties Regional Group since 2019.