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The Future of Concrete Reinforcement: Field-Bendable FRTP Rebar for Longer-Lasting Infrastructure
A new, lightweight reinforcement material is poised to transform the civil engineering and construction industries by offering a superior alternative to traditional steel rebar. Researchers at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) are pioneering the development of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymer (FRTP) rebar, a composite material designed to overcome steel’s critical limitations,…
James Haller: Making 3D Printing More Efficient
James Haller, a recent mechanical engineering master’s graduate, is helping streamline the complex process of large-scale 3D printing. Once seen as a tool strictly for prototyping and aesthetic modeling, 3D printing has come a long way, now building houses, boats, and even bridges. As revolutionary as additive manufacturing (AM) has become, it’s far from a…
SM²ART Alliance Brings Cutting-Edge Composite Research to CAMX 2025
The Specialized Materials & Manufacturing Alliance for Resilient Technologies (SM²ART), a partnership between UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), will be featured at the Composites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX). CAMX is the largest composites and advanced materials event in North America, and is the premier event…
Designed to address labor shortages and supply chain issues that are driving high costs and constricting the supply of affordable housing, BioHome3D is the first 3D-printed house made entirely with bio-based, recyclable materials
The American Floating Offshore Wind Technical Summit (AFloat) brings together industry, academia, academiarnment floating offshore wind experts from around the world to chart a course for floating offshore wind in the US.
Seminar: “Advances That Support A New Paradigm for the Design of Concrete Structures” with Professor Dan Kuchma of Tufts University
“ADVANCES THAT SUPPORT A NEW PARADIGM FOR THE DESIGN OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES” Professor Dan Kuchma, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Tufts University Structural Mechanics Seminar Departments of Civil and…
Call to support Windstorm Challenge 2017
Windstorm Challenge helps Maine youth consider a future career in STEM fields. We are seeking individual or corporate contributions at the $100, $250, or $500 level to…
U.S. DOE Announces New National Offshore Wind Strategy to Drive Deployment, Mentions UMaine Project
The U.S. Department of Energy announced a new National Offshore Wind Strategy today aims to help facilitate 86 GW of offshore wind in the U.S. by 2050….
Paper by Clapp, Young, Davids, and Goupee published in Thin-Walled Structures
Joshua D. Clapp, Andrew C. Young, William G. Davids, and Andrew J. Goupee have published an article in Thin-Walled Structures Vol 107. The paper’s title is: “Bending…
Lu Wang wins Graduate Poster Competition at Northeast Agriculture and Biological Engineering Conference
PhD Candidate Lu Wang received first place in the graduate poster competition at the Northeast Agriculture and Biological Engineering Conference held in Orono, Maine. The poster was…
Sherwood’s “Wave Cloud II” kinetic sculpture installed at UMaine Composites Center
A stainless steel kinetic sculpture has been installed outside the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center. “Wave Cloud II” was created by award-winning American sculptor George…