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Concrete / cement

News and Updates

Spotlight: Shawn Platt and the Concrete Christmas Tree

NIST, NSF Award More Than $7.6 Million to Support Disaster Resilience Research

How Fire Causes Office-Building Floors to Collapse

Blog Posts

The Highs and Lows of Studying the Aftermath of One of Turkey’s Deadliest Earthquakes

How My Childhood Fascination With Bridges Helped Me Build a Career Protecting People and Buildings From Natural Disasters

My Journey From Designing Dams to Helping Structures Live Their Longest Lives