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Microstructural characterization of a 3D-printed soil

Ferrari, Alessio  
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Rosone, Marco
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La Rosa, Silvia
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2022
Soils and Rocks

Transversal applications of 3D-printing (or Additive Manufacturing) have been recently implemented in the field of Geomechanics. In a 3D-printing process, the printed volume is obtained from successive layering of adjacent soil filaments. In this work, the fabric of an as-printed soil has been carried out by combining Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry (MIP) tests and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) observations, with the aim to highlight how the particle arrangements and the orientation and shape of pores are linked to the printing operation. The microstructural analyses showed that macropores are the result of the relative position of the filaments and their initial distortion in quasi-undrained conditions. Particle arrangement within the soil filament is strongly anisotropic, due to the rotative movement of the soil in the extruder.

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DOI
10.28927/SR.2022.005422
Author(s)
Ferrari, Alessio  
Rosone, Marco
La Rosa, Silvia
Sapienza, Giovanni
Date Issued

2022

Published in
Soils and Rocks
Volume

45

Issue

4

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REVIEWED

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January 25, 2023
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/194277
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