HYDERABAD: Telangana-based
Simpliforge Creations
and the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad have teamed up with the military engineer services (MES) to set up the Indian Army’s largest and Madhya Pradesh’s first
3D printed building
at Morar Cantonment in Gwalior,
Madhya Pradesh
.
The building, which will house barracks for jawans with a capacity to accommodate 14 jawans, was built to demonstrate efficient housing solutions for troops in remote and challenging terrain.
Simpliforge Creations co-founder & CEO Dhruv Gandhi said while the foundation work for the 11-11.5 ft tall structure, spread over around 2500 sq ft, was done using conventional construction techniques, the 10-ft tall portion above the ground, excluding the beam, was all 3D printed in just a month’s time.
“The foundation work took about two weeks, including one week for construction and one week for curing. The slab and finishing work took a little over two weeks. The 3D printing work was done within a month,” Gandhi said, pointing out that the structure cost about 20% higher than conventional construction.
While the IIT-H team was responsible for the design analysis and vetted the structure, Simpliforge Creations prepared the design and did the construction for the project.
The barrack was inaugurated by Major General KTG Krishnan, general officer commanding, Shahbaaz division.
