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| Project Information | ||
| Project ID: | FHWA-PROJ-10-0010 | |
| Project Name: | Nanoscale Approaches for Inhibiting Corrosion: Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Processes for Infrastructure Repair and Corrosion Inhibition | |
| Project Status: | Active | |
| Start Date: | February 17, 2010 | |
| End Date: | February 1, 2016 | |
| Contact Information | ||
| Last Name: | Virmani | |
| First Name: | Paul | |
| Telephone: | 202-493-3052 | |
| E-mail: | paul.virmani@dot.gov | |
| Office: | Office of Infrastructure Research and Development | |
| Team: | Infrastructure Management Team [HRDI-60] | |
| Program: | Exploratory Advanced Research | |
| Project detail | ||
| Roadmap/Focus area(s): | Infrastructure Research and Technology Strategic Plan and Roadmap | |
| Project Description: | The project will develop technologies, materials, and methods to either repair or retrofit structures located both above and underwater to inhibit corrosion. The research will utilize the advancements in nanomaterials, especially carbon nanotubes, to develop an onsite spray system to enhance the structural capacity and barrier layer for corrosion resistances. | |
| Background Information: | The project was submitted in response to a fiscal year 2007 Exploratory Advanced Research Program solicitation. | |
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| Product Type: | Research report | |
| Test Methodology: | Laboratory research | |
| Expected Benefits: | The technical innovations developed by this research could significantly advance multifunctional composite coating for corrosion control as well as strengthening and repair of infrastructure. | |
| Deliverables: | Name: Materials and Spray Systems for Infrastructure Repair -- Report Product Type(s): Research report Description: Epoxy/nanotube composite mixture. | |
| FHWA Topics: | Research/Technologies--Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) | |
| TRT Terms: | Materials Maintenance Corrosion Bridges Research Infrastructure Project Management Repairing Retrofitting |
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| FHWA Disciplines: | Construction and Project Management Structures |
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| Subject Areas: | Bridges and other structures Maintenance and Preservation Materials |
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