HABERLAB
Advancing our built environment.
Through fundamental and applied engineering research, industry partnership, and outreach
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News
MAY 2024: A big congratulations to Leonardo Burity and Juan Pablo Roncal for completing their MSCE degrees, and being the first HABERLAB graduates!
APRIL 2025: We are pleased to announce that the HABERLAB Team was awarded a research project to investigate the use of cement-based grouts and UHPC for post-installed concrete anchors. This project was funded by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).
APRIL 2025: We are pleased to announce that the HABERLAB Team was awarded a research project to investigate innovative strengthening and retrofit strategies using post-installed post-tensioning systems. This project was funded by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).
DECEMBER 2024: We are pleased to announce that the HABERLAB Team was awarded a research project to develop an innovative steel bridge beam repair solution using 3D printing and UHPC. This project is funded by the Florida High-Tech Corridor Early Stage Innovation Fund. Link.
OCTOBER 2024: We are pleased to announce that the HABERLAB Team was awarded a research project to study advanced reinforcing bar splicing technology. This project is funded by Splice Sleeve Japan / North America and the Florida High-Tech Corridor.
AUGUST 2024: We are pleased to announce that the HABERLAB Team was awarded a Design Studio from the PCI Foundation to further precast and prestressed concrete education at USF. The Design Studio is being supported by a number of great industry partners including: Coreslab Structures Tampa; Standard Concrete Products Tampa; Dura-Stress; Eriksson Technologies; Eriksson Software; ceEntek; and the Florida Precast Concrete Association (FPCA) . This project was funded by the PCI Foundation.
JULY 2024: We are pleased to announce that the HABERLAB Team was awarded a research project to study fiber-reinforced concretes using fibers derived from up-cycled medical cannabis stocks. This project is being lead by researchers at Utah State University and was funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
