Three-Dimensional Printed Models for Teaching and Learning Structural Engineering Concepts: Building Intuition by Physically Connecting Theory to Real Life

• Published in: Journal of civil engineering education Vol. 149; no. 2
• Main Authors: Dart, Sarah, Lim, James B. P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Society of Civil Engineers 01.04.2023
• Subjects: College Students; Computer Peripherals; Demonstrations (Educational); Engineering Education; Foreign Countries; Independent Study; Learning Strategies; Printing; Theory Practice Relationship; Visualization; New Zealand
• ISSN: 2643-9107
• DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EI.2643-9115.0000078

Engineering educators naturally gravitate toward visual means for communicating concepts that would otherwise be extremely difficult to convey using words and numbers alone. With the emergence of three-dimensional (3D) printing as an accessible and cost-effective technology, it is now possible to de...