The University of Florida’s Eckhoff Steel Bridge team made history this year achieving its fourth consecutive win at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Southeast Student Symposium. The team placed first in key categories like Structural Efficiency and Construction… Read More
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Riding Named ACI Fellow
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Kyle A. Riding, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering within the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) at the University of Florida, has been named a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute (ACI).… Read More
Building Blocks – Christopher Ferraro
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“We all know we’re going to have to become much more sustainable if this species is going to be able to persist on this planet,” said Christopher Ferraro, Ph.D., an assistant professor in civil engineering. “And a lot of us are working to make that happen.”
Dr. Ferraro talks about the science of concrete, its durability and its impact on the environment.
Dr. Prevatt Featured on NPR’s All Things Considered
Phillips Receives NSF Grant to Optimize Buildings
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A building’s shape is one of the earliest design decisions that has an impact on its structural system, performance, life-cycle costs and architectural appeal. The current design of buildings is based on blueprints that have historically provided good performance for… Read More
UF NHERI Receives a Five-Year, $4.5 Million NSF Grant to Continue Wind Hazard Research and Expand K-12 Training Programs
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Researchers in the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida received a $4.5 million cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This funding is a renewal… Read More
The Case for Building Hazard-Resilient Residential Communities
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The Destroyed Houses from the Nashville, TN, Tornado David O. Prevatt, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE) within the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, conducts structural engineering research to advance the sustainability… Read More
Aim for Reform, Not Just Relief
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Rethinking How To Rebuild After Hurricanes This article is written by David O. Prevatt, Jason von Meding and Ksenia Chmutina and was originally published in The Conversation.
Solar-Powered IoT Sensors Could Improve Nation’s Infrastructure
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This article is written by Tom Lombardo, and originally published in the engineering.com website. Dr. Jennifer Bridge, professor of civil engineering at the University of Florida, is working to make sure that the growth of low-power smart sensors, the Internet of… Read More
Measuring the Impact of Monster Jam
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Two UF Civil Engineering professors teamed up with Feld Entertainment to research the impact of oversized motor vehicles on venue floors in an event called Monster Jam. Monster Jam is the largest motorsport event that tours globally throughout arenas and… Read More