Cooperative Agreement DTFH6107H00031

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $199,999 to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) supports the development of a novel, sustainable ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) for infrastructure applications. The project aims to replace carcinogenic materials in traditional UHPC with waste mine tailings and incorporate a green ternary binder system composed of low-carbon super-sulfated cement, silica fume, and magnesium...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $559,998 awarded under the Engineering (47.041) program will fund research at the New Jersey Institute of Technology to understand and quantify seismic performance for the design of reinforced concrete structures using highly ductile fiber-reinforced cementitious composites (HPFRCCs). Beginning August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2027, the awardee will integrate physical experimentation, computational modeling, and risk assessment to develop new...

This $269,467.27 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Formula Grant award under the Highway Planning and Construction Program (CFDA 20.205) supports the implementation of splice technology for precast prestressed driven concrete piles in Alabama. The project, titled "IMPLEMENTATION OF SPLICE TECHNOLOGY FOR PRECAST PRESTRESSED DRIVEN CONCRETE PILES - PHASE 1 931-124R", is being executed by the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) Office Engineer Division. The award date is...

This $3,400,000 Cooperative Agreement award was provided by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Research and Development Program (CFDA 20.200). The objective is to conduct research and develop innovative technologies to improve concrete pavements. The prime awardee, Iowa State University, will lead a multi-phase technical research project to investigate the performance of concrete pavements constructed using portland-limestone cement (PLC) in the city of Ames, Iowa. Key...

This Project Grant award of $200,000 from the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports the development of innovative, carbon-negative cementitious materials that incorporate up to 97% industrial waste. The recipient, C-Crete Technologies LLC, is a for-profit R&D organization specializing in advanced materials solutions for construction, energy, and defense. Through this funding, C-Crete will advance its rapid, low-cost manufacturing...

The University of South Florida (USF) received a $593,139 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to conduct integrated research and education to address the corrosion of steel reinforcement in concrete infrastructure. The project aims to identify optimal steel-concrete interface conditions that can perpetually limit chloride-induced corrosion damage, considering both traditional and sustainable concrete...

This $599,994 National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award to Clarkson University supports research investigating the long-term durability and sustainability properties of belitic calcium sulfoaluminate (BCSA) cement. The primary aims are to: (1) characterize the hydration chemistry of BCSA cement over long time periods, (2) examine time-dependent mass transport and corrosion processes in BCSA cement composites, and (3) clarify mechanisms of...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $358,885 Project Grant to The Trustees of Princeton University under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) for research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ENGINEERING FRACTURE RESPONSE AND TRANSPORT BEHAVIOR IN ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED, LAYERED CONCRETE MATERIALS." The three-year award beginning September 1, 2021 will support research at Princeton University to study fracture properties and material transport within additively...

This $950,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will fund research at Arizona State University to develop carbon-neutral cement manufacturing technologies. The goal is to enable production of Portland cement and other lime-based cements in an energy-efficient and carbon-neutral manner through technological innovations, including a low-temperature process to decompose...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) awarded a $598,917 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program grant to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to advance the understanding of Portland cement reactions and mechanisms at the micro- and nanoscales. The 5-year project aims to quantify the fundamental kinetics and mechanisms governing how the key cement minerals, tricalcium silicate and dicalcium silicate, react with...