Introducing TiMe3D

The long-term behaviour of the fused filament fabricated structures may significantly differ from the expected one if its design is based on a traditional elastic approach. This understanding is vital for designers.

The proposed experimental program on the short- and long-term tests, in combination with modelling, establishes the connection between the viscoelastic properties of materials and the printing settings.

The viscoelastic homogenisation procedure validated against the experimental data will be developed using the analytical and finite element method, which considers the effect of the micro- and mesostructure of the printed part. That allows for optimising the actual printed part and finding a set of settings necessary to reach the desired viscoelastic behaviour of the printed part.

 

Project implementation period: 01.01.2024-31.12.2026. 

 

Scientific leader of the project: Dr. Andrey Aniskevich.

 

Funding organization: Latvian Council of Science, project TiMe3D, No.  lzp-2023/1-0075.