A team of University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers, led by assistant professor of civil engineering Nasim Uddin, is developing a housing material that will better withstand damage from airborne debris, high winds, and flood waters. The material, in panel form, will be composed of fiber-reinforced polymers and will be used to create a more durable structural insulated panel (SIP) for panelized construction. The lightweight composite SIPs would have high strength-to-weight ratios, according to the university, as evidenced by a recent test simulation. The research team’s activities have lately been featured on the science-focused news Web site ScienceDaily.com.
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Read the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s article on the research team’s work: http://main.uab.edu/Sites/provost/articles/32239/
