University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The Grainger College of Engineering

Transportation Infrastructure Precast Innovation Center (TRANS-IPIC)

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Highlights from TRANS-IPIC's 2026 Summer Camp

Highlights from TRANS-IPIC's 2026 Summer Camp!

TRANS-IPIC hosts PCI of Illinois & Wisconsin and County Prestress & Precast, LLC

TRANS-IPIC hosts PCI of Illinois & Wisconsin and County Prestress & Precast, LLC

Highlights from the Transportation Infrastructure Precast (TIP2026) Workshop!

Highlights from the Transportation Infrastructure Precast (TIP2026) Workshop!!

TRANS-IPIC at 2026 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting

TRANS-IPIC at 2026 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting

TRANS-IPIC visits Dukane Precast as part of the 2025 UTC Workshop

TRANS-IPIC visits Dukane Precast as part of the 2025 UTC Workshop

3D Printing of Smart Concrete Structural Components

3D Printing of Smart Concrete Structural Components

For the first time in the U.S., full-scale experimental SMA Tests

For the first time in the U.S., full-scale experimental SMA Tests

Recent News

TRANS-IPIC Year 4 Request for Proposals

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August 14, 2026

Highlights from TRANS-IPIC's 2026 Summer Camp

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August 12, 2026

Registration closes next week (July 15) for the 1st International Symposium on SMAs in Infrastructure

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July 10, 2026

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Improving the durability and extending the life of transportation infrastructure through advancing the technologies used in precast concrete production.

The Transportation Infrastructure Precast Innovation Center (TRANS-IPIC) is a Tier 1 University Transportation Center (UTC) working to develop solutions for the transportation infrastructure challenges by innovating precast concrete related technologies that are durable, resilient, safe, and economic.

Research Themes

Application of New Materials and Technologies

Construction Methodologies and Management

Condition Monitoring and Remote Sensing