There’s a new king in town — the king of concrete.
Or at least that’s what some might want to call Wassim Ghannoum, associate UTSA professor and winner of the American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) Wasom Medal, or most meritorious research paper award.
According to UTSA Today, the associate professor in the University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has spent the last 10 years perfecting a unique method to strengthen and repair faulty bridges and other flimsy concrete structures. Documenting his work with carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) and concrete in a research paper for peer review to the ACI, Ghannoum’s decade long developments were lauded with the prestigious accolade.
Officially, Ghannoum was presented the award on Tuesday, March 31 — appropriately — at a virtual concrete convention. His research landed a nice feather in the cap to the Texas Department of Transportation, which funded the endeavor out of investment in increasing carbon polymer repair efficiency in concrete roadways.
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“I’m recognized for uncovering the complex interactions between the carbon fiber and the concrete and steel materials as they work together,” Ghannoum told UTSA Today.
“My sponsor, TxDOT, is aware of the award and is very happy to see our research be recognized at this level. It puts TxDOT and UTSA on the map for producing the highest quality of…
There’s a new king in town — the king of concrete.
Or at least that’s what some might want to call Wassim Ghannoum, associate UTSA professor and winner of the American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) Wasom Medal, or most meritorious research paper award.
According to UTSA Today, the associate professor in the University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has spent the last 10 years perfecting a unique method to strengthen and repair faulty bridges and other flimsy concrete structures. Documenting his work with carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) and concrete in a research paper for peer review to the ACI, Ghannoum’s decade long developments were lauded with the prestigious accolade.
Officially, Ghannoum was presented the award on Tuesday, March 31 — appropriately — at a virtual concrete convention. His research landed a nice feather in the cap to the Texas Department of Transportation, which funded the endeavor out of investment in increasing carbon polymer repair efficiency in concrete roadways.
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“I’m recognized for uncovering the complex interactions between the carbon fiber and the concrete and steel materials as they work together,” Ghannoum told UTSA Today.
“My sponsor, TxDOT, is aware of the award and is very happy to see our research be recognized at this level. It puts TxDOT and UTSA on the map for producing the highest quality of…Read Morelocal_news
