Upcoming Webinar

Upcoming Webinar

The Transportation Infrastructure Precast Innovation Center (TRANS-IPIC) is proud to host Research Highlights Webinars each month to showcase the exciting research conducted by teams from five universities as we seek to address the U.S.'s transportation infrastructure durability challenges by focusing on Precast Concrete (PC)-related technologies.

Register for TRANS-IPIC next Research Highlights Webinar below!

 

25 July | 12:00 PM CST

Research Highlights Webinar

 

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Friday, 07/25/2025

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (CST)

Abstract

The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect refers to higher temperatures in urban areas due to human development. Precast concrete pavement with improved mix designs is an emerging technology for addressing UHI. The study investigates the use of precast concrete pavement to create cooler rigid pavement using various cooling mechanisms, by modifying the thermal properties of pavement materials.

Topic 2:

Evaluating Concrete Bridges for Shear using Machine Learning

Project PI

Pinar Okumus

Dr. Okumus is an associate professor at the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering at University at Buffalo. Her research focuses on infrastructure resiliency and longevity. She works on reinforced and prestressed concrete structures that can be rapidly built, repaired, replaced, and reoccupied after extreme loading or environmental deterioration over their life cycle.