{"585183":{"#nid":"585183","#data":{"type":"news","title":"RBI\u0027s Preet Singh recognized by DoT","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA leading standards-setting transportation organization has named a project by Georgia Tech and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.dot.ga.gov\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Department of Transportation\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;researchers one of the year\u0026rsquo;s most valuable.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERBI\u0026#39;s own\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/mse.gatech.edu\/faculty\/singh\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPreet Singh\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor of materials science and engineering, is part of team recognized.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe work\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/g92018.eos-intl.net\/eLibSQL14_G92018_Documents\/11-34.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Edeveloped a new steel to reinforce concrete bridge piles in marine environments\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that withstands corrosion and lasts well beyond the expected 100-year lifespan of the structures. The\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.transportation.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, or AASHTO\u003C\/a\u003E, named it one of the group\u0026rsquo;s 2016 Sweet Sixteen high-value research projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The new goal of the Federal Highway Administration and Georgia DOT is to have a design life for bridges of 100 years or more. Current steel reinforcing in piles in marine environments totally corrodes in less than 40 years,\u0026rdquo; said School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Emeritus\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cee.gatech.edu\/people\/Faculty\/771\/overview\u0022\u003ELawrence Kahn\u003C\/a\u003E, who led the effort along with Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cee.gatech.edu\/people\/Faculty\/701\/overview\u0022\u003EKimberly Kurtis\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cee.gatech.edu\/news\/new-corrosion-resistant-concrete-reinforcement-wins-aashto-sweet-16-award-extending-life\u0022\u003ERead the entire article here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech projects wins DoT award"}],"uid":"28159","created_gmt":"2016-12-16 17:09:50","changed_gmt":"2016-12-16 17:11:49","author":"Kelly Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-12-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-12-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"585182":{"id":"585182","type":"image","title":"RBI\u0027s Preet Singh recognized by DoT","body":null,"created":"1481907711","gmt_created":"2016-12-16 17:01:51","changed":"1481907799","gmt_changed":"2016-12-16 17:03:19","alt":"","file":{"fid":"223103","name":"AASHTO-Award_Georgia-DOT_h.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/AASHTO-Award_Georgia-DOT_h.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/AASHTO-Award_Georgia-DOT_h.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":49646,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/AASHTO-Award_Georgia-DOT_h.jpg?itok=LhxdSLMz"}}},"media_ids":["585182"],"groups":[{"id":"217141","name":"Georgia Tech Materials Institute"},{"id":"263881","name":"Georgia Tech Polymer Network"},{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. Smith, 404-894-6700\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kelly.smith@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}