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Materials

Concrete / cement

News and Updates

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SRM Story: SRM 1224 Carbon Steel, AISI 1078 (disk form)

a machine 3d printing a single-family home built out of concrete

Spotlight: Shawn Platt and the Concrete Christmas Tree

Building that has been destroyed by a tornado

NIST, NSF Award More Than $7.6 Million to Support Disaster Resilience Research

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Blog Posts

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The Highs and Lows of Studying the Aftermath of One of Turkey’s Deadliest Earthquakes

Jazalyn Dukes poses in front of a display that reads "Engineering a Safer World."

How My Childhood Fascination With Bridges Helped Me Build a Career Protecting People and Buildings From Natural Disasters

Jeffrey Fong poses smiling in front of a railing overlooking a concrete dam.

My Journey From Designing Dams to Helping Structures Live Their Longest Lives

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