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Wireless System Structural Health Monitoring
FYI: From the New York Times on March 12, 2011, an article on "Keeping Tabs on the Infrastructure, Wirelessly" by Anne Eisenberg describes wireless systems being developed to constantly monitor the structural health of bridges and buildings.
 
Do you find or anticipate natural advantages with wireless systems?  You still need to account for communications and power supply. 
David KuehnNo presence information03/23/2011 1:40 PMReply Reply
  
Self-healing materials
Is anyone working on self-healing materials in structures or pavements? 
David KuehnNo presence information02/9/2011 9:45 AMReply Reply
  
EAR Program Sponsored Project: Benefits of High Volume Fly Ash
The FHWA Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program sponsored at project lead by Purdue University that will examine: material compatibility, prediction methods for property development, temperature and strength development management, internal and external curing, reducing early age cracking, and improving freezing/scaling durability. For more information, see http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/advancedresearch/pubs/10051/index.cfm
David KuehnNo presence information01/21/2011 9:37 PMReply Reply
  
EAR Program Sponsored Project: Crack-Resistant Concrete
The FHWA Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program sponsored research using nanotechnology to introduce engineered "inclusions" in cement to relieve tensile stresses and thereby reduce cracking in concrete. For more information, see http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/advancedresearch/pubs/09065.cfm.
David KuehnNo presence information01/21/2011 9:33 PMReply Reply
  
Ordering Documents of Interest
We have organized Documents of Interests into the following categories:
 
*Aggregates
*Asphalts
*Bridges
*Hardened Concrete
*Infrastructure Systems
*Steel
 
Does this work for you? What do you think about revising these or adding other categories?
Matthew KleinNo presence information110/13/2010 3:46 PMReply Reply
  
What are you researching?
Please share what areas/topics are the focus of your research
MJ FioccoNo presence information0Reply Reply
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