Abbett distinguished lecture focuses on smart cities

In April, Dr. Andrew Smyth presented the Abbett Lecture titled, “Smart Cities Frontier – From Sensor Monitoring of the Physical Infrastructure Layer to An Integrated Digital Layer.”

Smyth is the Robert A.W. and traced the research path from infrastructure monitoring to vehicle fleet monitoring to broader use of urban sensor data in enhancing performance of infrastructure systems, culminating in a new initiative –the NSF Engineering Research Center

Hurst-McCarthy Lecture discusses construction industry challenges

International KCI Lecture

Dr. John J. Myers, professor and deputy director of the Missouri Center for Transportation Innovation, was invited to deliver the 2022 Korean Concrete Institute (KCI) Lecture as part of the International Seminar for Bridge and Structural Engineering at the Korean Concrete Institute Fall Convention in Jeju, Republic of Korea.

failed to achieve one or more key performance indicators. Students listened as Hastak talked about the continuous innovation and implementation of best practices and strong project management teams to maintain targeted costs, schedules, quality, safety and sustainability with delivering projects of any size and complexity.

Hastak is Professor and Dernian Family Head of Construction Engineering and Management at Purdue University.

His speech, titled “Repair Technologies: Advances in Rehabilitation and Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete using Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM),” was the fifth of six invited speeches. His presentation involved recent advances in the latest repair and strengthening technologies from his research group.