Month: March 2015

More than 130 people attended the 2015 UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region held at the Hyatt Regency Wynfrey hotel in Birmingham, Ala., on March 26 and 27, 2015. Conceptualized and initiated by the UFTI’s STRIDE Center in 2013, the conference is now in its third year. Last year, the UTC conference was hosted by […]

The WTS Florida Gator Student Chapter at UF hosted a workshop titled “Harmonizing Life: Words, Work and the World Around Us”, which was presented by Marsha Anderson Bomar, a principal at Stantec. The workshop was held on the evening of March 24, 2015 at a classroom in the UF College of Engineering. The audience included […]

Trey Hamilton, Ph.D., is a professor in the Structural Engineering group in the Department of Civil Engineering at UF. He is an affiliate faculty with the UFTI and a member of its Internal Steering Committee. Hamilton specializes in sustainable structure design, specifically in the durability of reinforced and prestressed concrete. “I look at existing structures […]

Research Ensuring the Sustainability of Prestressed Bridge Construction In Florida, prestressed concrete is a very popular method for constructing bridges, but this method has its challenges because the steel strands inserted into the concrete corrode quickly, creating structural and safety issues. Protecting the steel tendons used in bridges and making sure the concrete will last […]

UFTI’s T2 Center is a leader in training Florida’s transportation workers, particularly in the area of asphalt pavement construction. With several million miles of roads requiring frequent maintenance and resurfacing, asphalt training on its mixtures, materials and applications is of particular importance to the state. The Florida Department of Transportation recently needed their Construction Training […]

Yinan Zheng is a third year Ph.D. student in UF’s transportation program. She was always interested in engineering, as both her parents were engineers. She completed her undergraduate degree in civil engineering in China, but wasn’t sure what her focus would be. She did know one thing – she wanted to learn from a particular […]