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Concrete Bridge Engineering Institute

Better built, longer lasting. Facilitating excellence in our concrete bridge workforce and technology.

The Concrete Bridge Engineering Institute (CBEI) is the center of concrete bridge-related research, education, and training at The University of Texas at Austin within the Cockrell School of Engineering. Our mission is to serve the concrete bridge community and profession on the most pressing issues encountered across the Nation. This is accomplished through facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration and partnerships, conducting research which melds engineering practices, and developing unique educational and training opportunities for preparing the current and future generations of our concrete bridge workforce. The Concrete Bridge Engineering Institute is established to serve as a national concrete bridge industry resource, partnering with other leading agencies, researchers, and stakeholders with the goal of addressing issues encountered in concrete bridges and work toward implementing plans to ensure the reliability expectations are met for concrete bridges.

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Concrete Materials for Bridges Training (CMB-1001)

January 8 - January 9, 2025

CBEI Services

Grouting Training

Training and Certification

Hands-on intensive workforce training and certification programs.

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Concrete Solutions Center

Technical support for projects and developing solutions. Custom in-person and virtual workshops. Facilitating testing and implementation of emerging technologies.

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Concrete Bridge Component Collection

The concrete bridge component collection features full-scale bridge components from decommissioned bridges and previous research specimens. It is used for hands-on training and exhibiting defects.

Concrete Topics

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PT Laboratory

Post-tensioning (PT) Laboratory (aka PT Academy) provides hands-on training for field installers and inspectors as well as test and verify promising post-tensioning technologies.

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Bridge Deck Construction Inspection Program

Deck Construction Inspection Program to meet the need of ensuring proper initial construction of concrete bridge decks utilizing full-scale hands-on components. Bridge deck construction techniques utilizing precast deck panels and associated technologies will be included in this program along with other types of bridge deck construction techniques

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Concrete Materials for Bridges

Concrete Materials Program for Bridges to provide guidance on the proper selection and use of constituent materials to improve the service life of concrete bridges, sustainability of concrete construction, and provide hands-on examples of what happens when these are not considered.

CBEI News


 

Crack is not a crack

"A Crack Is Not a Crack: Restrained Shrinkage Cracking" written by Dr. Oguzhan Bayrak

Oct. 17, 2024
Check out the article Dr. Oguzhan Bayrak wrote for ASPIRE - The Concrete Bridge Magazine.

"AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications: Substructure Design Using Strut-and-Tie-Modeling"

Oct. 17, 2024
Dr. Ogzuhan Bayrak answers common questions regarding strut-and-tie modeling (STM) and conventional sectional design procedures in the latest article of ASPIRE - The Concrete Bridge Magazine.
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Dr. Anca Ferche Receives NSF CAREER Award

Aug. 7, 2024
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Anca Ferche was awarded the NSF CAREER Award for her project, "Advancing the Assessment of Existing Reinforced Concrete Structures: From the Material to the Structural Level."

CBEI holds pilot Concrete Materials for Bridges course

Feb. 6, 2024
In early January, CBEI held the pilot course of the Concrete Materials for Bridges Training (CMB-1001). Click the link to see a short highlight video of the course.
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Dagoberto Garza and Andrea Campos Sanchez present theses

Dec. 18, 2023
Congratulations to Dagoberto Garza, a Graduate Research Assistant, who recently presented his master’s thesis titled, “The Use of High-Strength Reinforcement in Bridge Decks,” and Andrea Campos Sanchez, Graduate Research Assistant, who recently presented her thesis titled, "Investigating Interface Shear Resistance through Slant Shear Tests."