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Dr. Anand Puppala was recently recognized with the 2020 Ralph B. Peck Award
Anand Puppala
Dr. Anand Puppala, CIR associate director, was recently recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Geo-Institute with the 2020 Ralph B. Peck Award. His research looks at expansive soils and ways to mitigate their distress to built infrastructure, and researches solutions.Read more

Corrosion and Materials Reliability Lab developed a seminar detailing the lifespan of continuous galvanized rebar
Homero Castaneda-Lopez
Dr. Homero Castaneda-Lopez, supervisor of the National Corrosion and Materials Reliability Lab, developed a seminar detailing the lifespan of continuous galvanized rebar ("CGR"). The Corrosion Lab provides solutions to the corrosion needs of industry and government.Read more

CIR Preparing for Huge Lab Move
Zachary Grasley
As construction on the CIR hits the home stretch, personnel are making all necessary preparation to ensure the lab move is smooth and successful. That's a big task considering the CIR has 13 labs and more than 300 pieces of equipment to move.Read more

New Textbook, Workshop Focus on Improving Pavements by Combining Science and Computational Analysis
Center for Infrastructure Renewal
Modeling and Design of Flexible Pavements and Materials has the potential to transform the way pavements are installed.Read more

CIR Newsletter, Website Debut!
Center for Infrastructure Renewal
CIR recently launched two new avenues for information and news about the CIR, The CIR and a new website.Read more
Activity with the Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR) is moving along as briskly as construction on the new CIR building at the RELLIS Campus. With all that movement, the CIR continues grading the road ahead toward its vision of being…Read more news CIR Already Pursuing Vision

CIR Already Pursuing Vision
Center for Infrastructure Renewal
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