Ricerc@Sapienza

Additive manufacturing is one of the main topics of the fourth industrial revolution; defined as Industry 4.0. This technology offers several advantages related to the construction and architectural sectors; such as economic; environmental; social; and engineering benefits. The usage of concrete in additive technologies allows the development of innovative applications and complexity design in the world of construction such as buildings; housing modules; bridges; and urban and domestic furniture elements.

The recycling of waste tires is of paramount importance for the environment protection and for economic reasons too. The amount of scrapped tires in USA reached 550 million tires per year and it is still raising. In the EU even higher numbers are estimated reaching the value of 1 billion tires per year. Disused tires are transformed into wastes, causing a highly negative environmental impact. Tire disposal mainly involves highly polluting treatments (e.g.