Using Advanced Materials to Rebuild America's Infrastructure
Discover how government, industry, and universities explore new materials to make roads, bridges, and utilities last longer and cost less to maintain. This hearing brings together expert testimony on the potential and the hurdles of bringing advanced materials from lab to field.
In these discussions, you’ll see concrete reinforced with composites, fiber-reinforced components, and other high-performance options, plus real-world examples from timber and concrete applications. The speakers address what it takes to move innovative materials into everyday construction, including funding, manufacturing, and workforce readiness. The conversation also covers how partnerships across sectors can speed adoption and improve national infrastructure.
- How advanced materials could extend the life of highways and bridges.
- Barriers to commercialization and how to overcome them through federal, industry, and academic collaboration.
- Examples of composites and high-strength concretes already used in projects and the potential for broader use.
- The role of training and workforce development in adopting new technologies.
Ideal for readers interested in infrastructure policy, civil engineering, materials science, and technology transfer.