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UMaine Center Developing Wood Composites to Withstand Earthquakes, Bridges You Can Carry in Duffel Bags
by Wendy A. Lindsay
April 6, 2011
The University of Maine's state-of-the-art Advanced Structures and Composites Center (AEWC) was awarded the Charles Pankow Award for Innovation by the American Society for Civil Engineering for its whimsically titled "Bridge-in-a-Backpack" technology. The technology allows builders to pack in duffel bags materials used to build arches for bridge spans and carry them to a construction ...
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