ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,233,571, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY (Hangzhou, China).
"Construction method for spatial aggregate reinforced 3D printed concrete structure" was invented by Xiaoyan Sun (Hangzhou, China), Hailong Wang (Hangzhou, China), Baixing Ye (Hangzhou, China), Long Chen (Hangzhou, China) and Zhicheng Zhang (Hangzhou, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A construction method for a spatial aggregate reinforced 3D printed concrete structure, includes: selecting a structural member, performing mechanical analysis, and determining a basic dosage and a printing and weaving process of an implanted reinforcement, determining a t...