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Mechanics of Materials: Mixing Concrete

March 7, 2019 | Mechanics of Materials | ceemit

By Rayna Higuchi ’20 Hi CEE! I’m Rayna, a student in the Mechanics and Materials track, blogging about my experiences in Course 1. Today I’ll be talking about the class Mechanics of Materials (1.035), taught by […]

Research from Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) shows life-cycle perspective has environmental and financial benefits

March 30, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Research from the Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) shows that using life-cycle methodologies before beginning infrastructure projects has both environmental and financial benefits in the long term. The researchers suggest that engineers and policy makers should complete […]

Professor Admir Masic’s lab featured in The Tech

February 22, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

The Laboratory for Multiscale Characterization and Materials Design, led by Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Career Development Professor Admir Masic, was featured in The Tech. Graduate student Linda Seymour was interviewed for the profile and spoke […]

Research from Professor Oral Buyukozturk and junior Stephanie Chin shows the use of volcanic ash reduces embodied energy

February 6, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Research from Professor Oral Buyukozturk, research scientist Kunal Kupwade-Patil and junior Stephanie Chin shows that using volcanic ash in place of traditional cement can reduce the embodied energy that goes into manufacturing concrete. Chin has been […]

Research from Professor Oral Buyukozturk uses discarded plastic water bottles to make stronger concrete

October 25, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]New research from Professor Oral Buyukozturk and research scientist Kunal Kupwade-Patil shows that mixing discarded plastic bottles, in the form of flakes exposed to harmless irradiation, with cement paste can make stronger concrete. The project began […]

Concrete Sustainability Hub travels to New Brunswick to investigate durability of concrete in Mactaquac Dam

September 13, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]This summer, members of the Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) traveled to New Brunswick, Canada to get a firsthand look at concrete durability issues at the Mactaquac Dam. CSHub is collaborating with researchers from the University of […]

At the nanoscale, concrete proves effective for nuclear containment

November 24, 2015 | 2015 News Releases | ceemit

MIT News New research shows concrete is a strong choice for the long-term confinement of nuclear waste. One of the main challenges faced by the nuclear industry is the long-term confinement of nuclear waste. Concrete is […]