Dr. Mohammad Jalayer is pleased to present the 3rd Webinar of the CREATEs series. Wrong-way driving (WWD) occurs when a driver, either inadvertently or deliberately, drives in the opposing direction of traffic along a high-speed, physically divided highway or its access ramp. On a nationwide scale, according to the National... read more →
Oct
13
Oct
01
The proposed projects make it possible to become competitive and will serve as a major step towards catching up with the world’s movement towards claiming a major stake in the arctic region and help secure our northern borders in the arctic region; thus, deterring any potential national security threats due... read more →
Sep
28
The CREATES Team recently shared data with the Department of Defense's "Value Proposition" resulting from the research of Cold Weather Pavement Testing, in partnership with the ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. A presentation of the Objectives, Benefits and Impact of this collaboration can be found in the DoD... read more →
Sep
03
Dr. Gilson Lomboy is pleased to present the 2nd Webinar in the CREATES Webinar Series. The title of this presentation is Concrete with Recycled Concrete Coarse Aggregates and Ternary Blended Binders. Increasing the use of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) can provide a sustainable and environmentally sound option for the concrete... read more →
Aug
25
As CREATES continues to grow and take on more research projects, we seek a Postdoctoral Fellow to join our team, working directly with Dr. Cheng Zhu. You can read Dr. Zhu's bio here and review some of his current research projects here. Responsibilities of the postdoctoral fellow: Working under the... read more →
Aug
25
Dr. Cheng Zhu has been awarded the project Summary and Inclusion of Rock Slope Stabilization Techniques into GeoTechTools by the ASCE Geo-Institute. The objective of the project is to summarize state-of-the-art technologies used for rock slope stabilization and incorporate them into GeoTechTools (GTTs). Three major stabilization techniques, altering slope geometry,... read more →
Aug
10
Dr. Ayman Ali, Manager of CREATES is pleased to present the first in a series of webinars presented by the CREATES Team. Pavement friction plays a key role in the safe movement of vehicles on roadways. Good friction allows drivers to have better control on vehicles, leading to reduced accidents... read more →
Jun
02
Dr. Yusuf Mehta and Dr. Daniel Offenbacker will host a Lunchtime Webinar on June 10, 2020 from Noon - 1:30pm. EVALUATION OF PRECAST CONCRETE PAVEMENT SYSTEMS, PHASE I: Identify Existing Precast Concrete Pavement Systems and State Specifications The CREATEs Team will discuss the types of precast pavement systems, past construction... read more →
May
07
CREATEs has the technical expertise and state-of-the-art facilities necessary to evaluate performance of manufactured and bio-based materials in civil engineering applications. The Center’s resources bridge the gap between fundamental and readily implementable research. CREATEs labs are certified by the AASHTO resource accreditation. In addition, our researchers are capable of conducting a broad range of petrographic... read more →
Jan
03
The CREATEs Team was broadly represented at the 2020 Transportation Research Board's (TRB) Annual Meeting held in Washington, D.C. A link to all CREATEs' lectern presentations is available at CREATES_TRB_Presentations Ahmed Saidi and Dr. Daniel Offenbacker Parisa Hosseini and Dr. Mohammad Jalayer