WVU Professor's Patented System Could Save Lives and Make Cities More Resilient After Natural Disasters
Thursday, May 18, 2017 - 15:02
in Earth & Climate
West Virginia University professor Hota GangaRao and Praveen Majjigapu, a Ph.D. student in civil engineering, have developed a system that will increase the strength and endurance of structures in earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and other large blasts, helping communities prevent catastrophe. The system is also beneficial for repairing historic or aging structures.