Professor Ostertag’s research interests are in development, mechanical properties, and structural applications of High Performance Fiber reinforced concrete composites, toughening mechanisms, durability enhancement through crack control, corrosion mitigation, alkali-silica reaction mechanisms
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Void Networks in Collapsed Structures as a Guide for Development of Rescue Millirobots
This research project investigates the use of millirobots as a safe and potentially more effective alternative to human search and rescue mission after a natural disaster.
Void Networks in Collapsed Structures as a Guide for Development of Rescue Millirobots
Synopsis Natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes often cause buildings to collapse and trap people underneath. This research project investigates the use of millirobots […]