Dr. Nabil Grace Announcements
Upcoming Workshop in Japan
US -Japan Workshop on Life Cycle Assesment of Sustainable Infastructure Materials

Oct. 21-22 Hokkaido University
Sapporo, Japan

Visit the site and read more
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
CIMR Dedication Photos
See the Gallery
CIMR Video Tour
See the Video
Press Release
Press Release about the Center for Innovative Materials Research...here
Congresswoman Candice 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

 

 

 

Nabil F. Grace Ph.D, PE
 

Chair and University Distinguished Professor, Civil Engineering Department
Director, Center for Innovative Materials Research

Lawrence Technological University
21000 West Ten Mile Road Southfield, MI 48075
 

Publications

BIBLIOGRAPHIES


PAPERS

2009
Taking Precast to the Limit - Sept/Oct 2009

2008
Fiber Reinforced Polymers  - Sept/Oct 2008
Flexural Behavior of Precast Concrete Box Beams - July-August 2008
CFRP Strand Application on Penobscot Narrows Cable Stayed Bridge - January 2008

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