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Projects/Programs

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Assessing Pyrrhotite in Concrete

Ongoing
Objective By 2026, develop a standard test method, a set of calibration reference materials to quantify pyrrhotite in concrete; document the pyrrhotite/aggregate/concrete reactions and rates so that the most deleterious reactions can be efficiently reduced or eliminated; and evaluate proposed...

Building-Level Seismic Performance Assessment

Ongoing
Objective The objective of this project is to better understand the seismic performance of buildings designed in areas of medium-to-high seismicity and to identify and evaluate ways to enhance the seismic performance of buildings through advances in design approaches, including conventional and low...

Functional Recovery of Buildings and Lifelines

Ongoing
Objective The Functional Recovery project is designed to improve the time for recovery of key social functions by strengthening the built environment to withstand earthquake impacts. Our efforts will advance measurement science for the assessment and design of buildings and lifelines, contribute in...

Hierarchical Materials

Ongoing
The STG develops the methods and metrology that will lead to the understanding of the structure-property relationships of hierarchical composites in real medical PPE or protective applications, which heretofore has been lacking. This work establishes in situ monitoring of advanced manufacturing...

Materials and Structures for Resilience Program

Ongoing
Objective To improve building codes, standards, and engineering practice by developing and deploying advances in measurement science that enhance the robustness, resilience, and durability of materials and structures against natural and manmade hazards. Technical Idea The Materials and Structures...

Performance Criteria Development

Ongoing
Objective To advance component-level seismic performance criteria in current design standards by conducting focused experimental tests and analytical studies. Technical Idea In the following, the technical idea for each of the RTs is presented separately: RT1: High-Strength Reinforcement in...

Risk Evaluation and Mitigation

Ongoing
Objective This project aims to improve techniques currently used for risk evaluation (including uncertainty quantification) and mitigation (including FRP retrofit) of structural systems and integrate them within the PBEE framework. The first phase of the project is focused on the development and...
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