A team at Purdue University’s Lyles School of Civil Engineering has created a 3D-printed cement paste that gets stronger as it cracks, according to a statement from the university. The cement paste, inspired by arthropod shells, could help create more disaster-proof, resilient structures, according to the researchers.
The team used layering architectures, such as ones they called “honeycomb,” “compliant” and “Bouligand” designs, to create resilient cement structures once the material is hardened.
