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Nabil F. Grace Ph.D, PE
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Dr. Nabil Grace explains to WDET's Craig Fahle how carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) materials can double the lifespan of highway bridges.
Announcements
State and Federal Leaders Visit CIMR
The Center for Innovative Materials Research has generated much interest from State and National Leadership
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Press Release
Workshop in Japan
US -Japan Workshop on Life Cycle Assessment of Sustainable Infrastructure Materials
This event was held Oct. 21-22 Hokkaido University
Sapporo, Japan
This event was held Oct. 21-22 Hokkaido University
Sapporo, Japan
Beam Test Videos
On Friday, April 24, 2009 two demonstrations of prestressed box beam bridge failures were held at the Center for Innovative Materials Research (CIMR) on the campus of Lawrence Tech...see the video
Solving the Pothole Epidemic
One of Dr. Grace's many projects includes carbon fibers and how they could potentially replace some of the steel rebars in roads and bridges...Read more (featured in metromode)
CIMR was featured on Modern Marvels
Dr. Nabil Grace and CIMR were featured on the History Channel's Modern Marvels...see the video
In the News:
Grace awarded $800,000 grant for military testing...Read More
Congresswoman Candice Miller
Congresswoman Miller successfully sponsored an amendment to the National Highway Bridge Reconstruction Act which directs the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on the cost benefit of using carbon fiber composite materials in bridge replacement projects.
Read More and see Video from the House Floor