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Additive Manufacturing Applications: From Personal Protective Equipment To Sustainable High-Performance Construction Systems, Nicholas Van Son

EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement

Additive Manufacturing (AM) (3D-printing) is still an emerging technology, and many of its applications have yet to be explored; all the while, we still use age-old industry methods in a variety of fields. This research investigates the potential for AM to serve as a solution to the problems presented in these methods. With the support of UTK’s Office of Research, the following research focuses on two main objectives: improving the ergonomics, effectiveness, and production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and improving the sustainability and structural performance of large-scale construction systems.

The first objective came as a response to the COVID-19 …

Built For The People Of The United States Fifty Years Of Tva Architecture (Exhibition Catalogue), Marian Moffett, Lawrence Wodehouse, William H. Jordy, Walter L. Creese

Ewing Gallery of Art & Architecture

Exhibition catalogue published on the 50th Anniversary of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).

This publication contains maps, photographs, engineering plans, and architectural sketches of the dams, power stations, and housing associated with the TVA.

This project was supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington. D.C., a federal agency, and by the Tennessee Valley Authority.