
A 6-month road repair that only takes 10 days, at a fraction of the cost? It’s possible thanks to ASU concrete research
Arizona’s bridges, railways and roadways are increasingly providing the state safer, more sustainable and economic transit infrastructure, options and services. Some of those benefits are rooted in achievements enabled by research at ASU. Among examples of that impact is the development of fiber reinforced concrete by Professors Barzin Mobasher and Narayanan Neithalath in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Fulton Schools. Work they are directing in the Structural Mechanics and Infrastructure Materials and Cement and Concrete Materials laboratories is contributing to improved construction materials for development and repair of transportation systems as well as broader innovations that are helping to enhance mobility and livability in communities.