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Which of These 3D Printed Shapes is the Strongest?

Testing different bridge designs with a hydraulic press

By Rain Noe - April 13, 2020

in Digital Fabrication

The Hydraulic Press Channel solicited designs for bridges from their viewers, then 3D printed them to see which could best withstand the press. Here are the eight selected designs, and I'm pretty sure you can guess the winner by looking at them:

Here's the test:

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What was interesting to me was seeing how the different designs failed, particularly how some of them failed gradually while others practically exploded!

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