Infrastructure Innovations and Civil Engineering Research for Undergraduates (REU)

REU基础设施创新网站项目旨在吸引 本土出生的学生在这一领域的研究事业在民间 工程，并引导参与者进行独立研究。 最近的报告得出结论认为，迫切需要更多的 研究创新的维修和修复方法， 基础设施演进 研究项目包括纤维的行为- 增强复合pvfs材料，全息测量 压裂工艺增量，提高运输系统能力 通过改变使用模式和创新基础设施 增强 学生互动保持每周两次 介绍会议，讨论所有工作中共同的研究技能， 以及与REU教授的非正式聊天， 研究生涯的兴奋。 研究结果既 口头和报告的质量足以使出版物 确保技术交流培训。

REU site project on infrastructure innovations is designed to attract native born students to research careers in this area within civil engineering and to lead participants toward independent research. Recent reports have concluded that there is a critical need for more research in innovative means of maintenance and rehabilitation of our infrastructure. Research projects include behavior of fiber- reinforced composite pvfs materials, holographic measurement of the fracture process increment, increasing transportation system capacity by changing patterns of usage, and innovative infrastructure enhancement. Student interaction is maintained by twice a week orientation meetings which address research skills common to all work, as well as informal chats with the REU professors to convey the excitement of a research career. Research results are presented both orally and in a report of sufficient quality for publications to ensure training in technical communication.