Design and fabrication of optimised timber trusses with 3D-printed joints
Date published

30 July 2021

Price
Free
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Design and fabrication of optimised timber trusses with 3D-printed joints

Report

Date published

30 July 2021

Price

Free

A poster from a project funded by the Institutions 2020/21 Undergraduate Research Grants.

The aim of this project is to fabricate optimised timber truss geometries and show material weight savings versus traditional truss structures.

Author: Weronika Pawlowska
Poster: Weronika Pawlowska
Supervisor: Dr Andrew Liew
University: University of Sheffield
 

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Format:
PDF
Pages:
1
Publisher:
IStructE

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Timber Research & Innovation Report Joint Research Panel

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