{"id":195779,"date":"2024-09-06T09:24:35","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T14:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/fish-scale-inspired-design-boosts-concrete-crack-resistance-by-63"},"modified":"2024-09-06T09:24:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T14:24:35","slug":"fish-scale-inspired-design-boosts-concrete-crack-resistance-by-63","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/fish-scale-inspired-design-boosts-concrete-crack-resistance-by-63","title":{"rendered":"Fish scale-inspired design boosts concrete crack resistance by 63%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vg_q2hRwE7E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Humans are still learning from nature.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers mimicked ancient fish scales for a 3D-printed concrete structure:<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Concrete is a ubiquitous building material, but over time, it may become prone to cracking. In order to ensure the long-term durability and safety of concrete structures, it is essential to prevent or minimize cracking.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers have developed a novel approach to improve the longevity of concrete by increasing its fracture resistance mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p>The Princeton Engineering team used cutting-edge additive manufacturing processes and precision robotic automation to create twisted concrete components. The resulting concrete is stronger and more durable than the standard cast concrete.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/fish-scale-inspired-design-boosts-concrete-crack-resistance-by-63\">Continue reading \u201cFish scale-inspired design boosts concrete crack resistance by 63%\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Humans are still learning from nature. Researchers mimicked ancient fish scales for a 3D-printed concrete structure: Concrete is a ubiquitous building material, but over time, it may become prone to cracking. In order to ensure the long-term durability and safety of concrete structures, it is essential to prevent or minimize cracking. Researchers have developed a [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":609,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1635,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-195779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-materials","category-robotics-ai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/609"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195779\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}