9 JULY 2023 WorldWide Drilling Resource® New Center for Concrete Research Maria Konsta-Gdoutos is a civil engineering professor and associate director for the Center for Advanced Construction Materials at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). The Center is receiving a $10 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to create the Tier 1 University Transportation Center for Durable and Resilient Transportation Infrastructure (DuRe-Transp). She and others are looking to develop a new age of greener and more energy-efficient concrete with 30% lower manufacturing, operational, and maintenance costs, targeting a 50% extended lifetime and negative net greenhouse gas emissions in transportation infrastructure. “We will improve the durability, extend the life, and make for cleaner transportation infrastructure,” Konsta-Gdoutos said. “This research will spearhead a holistic program to revitalize the nation’s transportation infrastructure, improving the current “fair” category of U.S. bridges and pavements to “good.” This center will drive the development of standard guidelines for the formulation and deployment of the next generation of resilient and durable construction materials.” The center comprises a consortium of researchers from UTA, Howard University, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Oregon State University, Purdue University, and the University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez. DOT’s Robert Hampshire said the projects conducted at UT Arlington could transform the concrete industry. UTA Engineering Dean Peter Crouch; Panagiotis Danoglidis, UTA assistant professor of civil engineering; Maria Konsta-Gdoutos, civil engineering professor and director for the DuRe-Transp; Robert Hampshire, U.S. DOT deputy assistant secretary for research and technology; and Kate Miller, UTA vice president for research and innovation. 2023 JUBILEE Booth 1811
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