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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.
Article by UMaine Researchers Young, Dagher, Viselli, Goupee To Be Published in Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE)
A paper by UMaine Composites Center researchers Andrew C. Young, Dr. Habib J. Dagher, Dr. Anthony M. Viselli, Dr. Andrew J. Goupee, and Steve Hettick of Ershigs,…
Andrew Young Awarded 2nd Place in 2015 UMaine Graduate Expo Physical Sciences & Technology Poster Competition
Andrew Young, a graduate student at the UMaine Composites Center, won 2nd place in the 2015 Grad Expo Physical Sciences & Technology Poster Competition for his poster…
Article Co-Authored by Landis Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Vol. 111, No. 52, 2014
A paper co-authored by UMaine Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and UMaine Composites Center faculty member Dr. Eric Landis, P.E., was published in the 111th volume of the Proceedings of…
Article by UMaine Researchers Warren, Lopez-Anido To Be Published in Composites Part A, Vol. 73 (June 2015)
A paper submitted by UMaine Composites Center Ph.D. Candidate Kyle Warren, faculty member Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido, P.E., and Jonathan Goering of Albany Engineered Composites has been accepted…
Nadir Yildirim Awarded 2015 Edith Patch Award
Courtesy of: UMaine News Nadir Yildirim, a doctoral student in the Wood Science and Technology Program in the School of Forest Resources and housed at the…
Video Interview: Concrete hulls can bring down the costs of floating platforms by around 50%, according to researchers at the University of Maine.
Click here to watch a video interview with Dr. Habib Dagher and Dr. Anthony Viselli at EWEA Offshore 2015. From Windpower Monthly: Speaking to Windpower TV,…