NBC’s Portland affiliate, KGW, reported on UBC researchers who developed seismic-resistant concrete.
Nemy Banthia, a UBC engineering professor, said “if you put fibre reinforcement [onto existing structures], these fibres will actually bridge these cracks once the cracks are formed, and the concrete will continue to take stresses without collapsing.”
Similar stories appeared in Tribune India and Digital Trends (also on Yahoo).
