Post by Tadesse G. Wakjira

Thrilled to share that our latest paper, "𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘚𝘦𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘗𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘜𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘜𝘭𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦," has just been published in the Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice! Read full paper: https://lnkd.in/eKmt66es This research was funded by the Idaho Transportation Department and has been recognized with an 𝗔𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱, which is 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, highlighting the #real #world #value of this research. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/eNJcXcAM In this study, we proposed an #innovative #retrofitting #strategy for severely damaged #bridge piers that effectively shifts the plastic hinge above the damaged zone and restores the pier's stiffness, strength, and ductility. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 on Interstate 15 in Fort Hall, Idaho, which 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲. A big thank you to Idaho Transportation Department and Federal Highway Administration for making this possible. Mustafa Mashal; Kathryn Hogarth, PhD, PE; Idaho State University Idaho State University Graduate School Idaho State University College of Science and Engineering #StructuralEngineering #BridgeEngineering #UHPC #SeismicRetrofit #AASHTO #CivilEngineering #IdahoStateUniversity #Research Kennesaw State University Kennesaw State University - Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology