3D Printer
An Ultimaker S5 3D printer is available in the research group of PI Kalliontzis. The 3D printer enables high-quality and ultra-fine printing with maximum volumes up to 13 x 9.4 x 11.8 inches and over 500 materials through standardized and open-source (3rd party) filaments. It also includes the option of printing composite materials by combining up to five material filaments.
Extra capabilities that are available in our 3D printer include:
Ø Print Cores AA 0.25 and 0.80.
Ø Print Core CC 0.40 for coarse materials.
Ultimaker S5 is primarily used by our research group to fabricate test specimens for wave flume testing as shown below.
A 3D printed elevated coastal structure at a scale of 1:32 using Ultimaker S5.
Another use for our 3D printer is to create visual experiences for our undergraduate students in Statics: Mechanics I, by 3D printing example and homework problems that demonstrate different loading and boundary conditions. The students have the chance to explore the support conditions by hand and verify the support reactions by experimenting with the 3D printed samples.
Ultimaker S5 used to fabricate scaled prototypes of mangrove trees.
Credit to Vasileios Kotzamanis.