The Center for Durable and Resilient Transportation Infrastructure focuses on the statutory research priority area “Improving the durability and extending the life of transportation infrastructure”.
The consortium driving the Center’s mission is comprised of a transdisciplinary team of prominent researchers from six U.S. universities:
- The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA, Lead);
- Howard University (HU);
- Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T);
- Oregon State University (OSU);
- Purdue University (PU), and
- the University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez (UPRM).
Areas of National Importance
By leveraging such collaboration, the Center will address critical areas of national importance in the strategic topics of Durability, Construction, and Finance, focusing on the following Research Themes:
Durability
Research Theme I: Inspection, Maintenance and Preservation (IMP)
Research Theme II: Sustainability and Longevity (SL)
Research Theme III: Health Monitoring (HM)
Construction
Research Theme IV: Sustainable Materials and Structures for Climate Change Mitigation (CCM)
Research Theme V: Advanced Materials and Technologies for Construction and Retrofit (CR)
Research Theme VI: Construction Methods and Management (CMM)
Finance
Research Theme VII: Innovative Revenue and Finance (RF)
