The Influence of Nozzle Size on Fabric Evolution of Double-Structured 3D-Printed Soils
3D printing of soils is an emerging additive manufacturing technology with significant potential to be implemented across a wide range of geotechnical applications. Examples can include the automated construction of earth-based houses using locally available soils to reduce the carbon footprint of the building process, as well as the fabrication of infrastructure such as roads, dam embankments, and geo-barriers for gas storage or special waste management. However, since this technology is relatively recent, the available literature remains limited, particularly from a geomechanical perspective. To fill this gap, this study focuses on the influence of nozzle size of printer on the fabric evolution of double-structured 3D-printed clayey soil. The first results show that the nozzle size affects mainly the macrostructural pore size dimensions both immediately after the printing process is complete, that is the as-printed state, and after a subsequent drying process.
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Starvaggi, M., Rosone, M., Rajeev, P., Nifla, F., & Ferrari, A. (2026). The Influence of Nozzle Size on Fabric Evolution of Double-Structured 3D-Printed Soils. In A. Chiaradonna & P. Monaco (Editors), Prediction and Performance in Geotechnical Engineering – Proceedings of the 9th Italian National Conference of the Researchers of Geotechnical Engineering CNRIG 2026. Volume 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-30096-6_16
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Università degli Studi di Palermo
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne University of Technology
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
2026
Cham
978-3-032-30095-9
978-3-032-30098-0
978-3-032-30096-6
XV, 559
Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering
1866-8763
1866-8755
170
178
REVIEWED
EPFL
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