China’s First 3D-PrintedConcrete Bookstore中国首家3D打印的混凝土书店

A concrete bookstore in Wisdom Bay innovation park in Shanghai is the first 3D-printed bookstore in China.

位于上海智慧湾科创园的一家混凝土书店是中国第一家3D打印的书店。

“The bookstore was printed on-site in three weeks，” He Yuting， who is responsible for this project， from Tsinghua University School of Architecture in Beijing， told the Global Times.

Compared with simple works such as a 3D-printed flower basin， the bookstore is an innovative attempt in the architecture field， as the 3D-printed architecture is cheaper than conventional construction techniques and saves time， He Yuting said.

来自北京清华大学建筑系的该项目负责人何玉婷告诉《环球时报》：“书店在三周内就印好了。”

何玉婷说，与3D打印的花盆等简单作品相比，这家书店是建筑领域的一次创新尝试，因为3D打印的建筑所需的成本比传统修筑工艺更少，而且还节省时间。

“What makes this bookstore so unique， is that we used fiber concrete to resist compression， and the floor also has a heating system，” He Yuting said.

何玉婷解释说：“这家书店之所以如此独特，是因为使用了纤维混凝土来抵抗压力，并且地板也有供暖系统。”

He Yuting said the 3D-printed bookstore is as safe as traditional concrete construction based on their experimental data in terms of structure and earthquake resistance.

何玉婷表示，根据他们的实验数据，3D打印的书店在结构和抗震方面与传统的混凝土建筑一样安全。

With a floor area of about 30 square meters， the 3D-printed bookstore can accommodate 15 people inside at a time. The construction is composed of three parts—the main part outer round wall， the roof and the other part of the outside wall. “The outer round wall was printed in place， and the other two parts were printed separately，” He Yuting said.

3D打印书店建筑面积约30平方米，一次可容纳15人。建筑由三部分组成——主体外圆墙体、屋面和外墙的另一部分。何玉婷说：“外圆墙是就地打印的，其他两个部分是单独打印的。”

So far， different teams in France， Switzerland and Russia all have similar research on 3D-printed concrete technology， but China’s research and achievements in this field are among the best in the world， according to He Yuting.

何玉婷表示，到目前为止，法国、瑞士和俄罗斯的不同团队都有类似3D打印混凝土技术的研究，但中国在这一领域的研究和成果在世界上名列前茅。

Word Bank

compression /kəm'preʃn/ n. 压迫

accommodate /ə'kɒmədeɪt/ v. 容纳

The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests.