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Tufts civil engineer wins national award for research on monitoring public structures

February 19th, 2013

Promising research into monitoring structural soundness of buildings and bridges has earned Babak Moaveni, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering in the Tufts School of Engineering, an early career award from the National Science Foundation.

With the $400,000 grant, Moaveni's goal is to develop new and improved structural health monitoring (SHM) methods for assessing and estimating the remaining useful life of public structures

Expanding and improving SHM is considered a priority, given the overall condition and performance of the nation's roads, bridges, water systems and other vital structures. A 2009 "report card" by the American Society of Civil Engineers described the United States' infrastructure as failing. The ASCE estimated that it would cost $2.2 trillion for repair and revitalization of the infrastructure.

Information obtained from SHM allows governments to make funding decisions related to maintenance and rehabilitation of infrastructure.

The grant will also support outreach to K-12 students through a LEGO-based educational program.

Provided by Tufts University

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