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RESEARCH @FIMIM

RESEARCH SUMMARY

Canada’s  aging  infrastructure  is  deteriorating  at an  alarming  rate,  a  problem  worsened  by the staggering  costs  of  addressing  it  properly.  Just  the cost  of  fixing  all  bridges  in  need  of  repair  is  estimated at $8-10 billion. Moreover, recent collapses of bridges in Canada and the US have increased the  need  for  new  technological  solutions  to  manage  and  assess  the  condition  of  infrastructure  like  bridges,  buildings,  roads,  water  mains,  and  sewers  to  predict  their  safe  remaining  service  life.  Dr.  Gupta’s  research  is  based  out  of  the  Facility  for  Innovative  Materials  and  Infrastructure  Monitoring  (FIMIM) at the University of Victoria’s Faculty of Engineering. At FIMIM, Dr. Rishi Gupta is working on developing   Nanoscale   Hybrid   Fiber   Reinforced   Cement   Composites   (NHyFRCC)   using   hybrid   combinations  of  low  dosage  Carbon  Nanotubes  (CNTs)  and  micro  carbon  fibers. Dr. Gupta has completed various projects that involve condition assessment of infrastructure using non-destructive evaluation techniques including use of drones and structural health monitoring.


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