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May 8
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DR. Shakouri Receives ACI Foundation Concrete Research Council Grant

Dr. Shakouri's proposal entitled "Chloride Desorption Isotherms of Cementitious Systems Exposed to Low-pH Environment" was one of the...

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Mahmoud Shakuri

May 8
1 min

Dr. Shakouri Joins CSU

Starting Fall 2021, Dr. Shakouri will join the Department of Construction Management at Colorado State University.

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Dr. Shakuori's interview with New Frontiers Magazine

Mahmoud Shakuri

May 1, 2020
1 min

Dr. Shakuori's interview with New Frontiers Magazine

Read the full interview here.

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Dr. Shakouri gives a seminar on challenges in service life modeling at UNL

Mahmoud Shakuri

Oct 25, 2019
1 min

Dr. Shakouri gives a seminar on challenges in service life modeling at UNL

Significant progress has been made over the past 20 years in developing models to estimate the service life of reinforced concrete...

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Mahmoud Shakuri

Oct 25, 2019
1 min

CCR Lab Extends Collaboration with UNL

Dr. Shakouri was offered the title of Courtesy Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of...

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CCR-Lab publishes a new paper in the ACI Journal of Materials

Mahmoud Shakuri

Oct 22, 2019
1 min

CCR-Lab publishes a new paper in the ACI Journal of Materials

Effect of Admixed and External Chlorides on Transport of Chlorides in Concrete Mahmoud Shakouri, Pavan Vaddey, David Trejo The binding of...

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Mahmoud Shakuri

Oct 1, 2019
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Dr. Shakouri Receives College Achievement Awards for Excellence in Scholarly Activities in 2018.

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CCR-Lab receives a grant to study the application of IOT in monitoring corrosion in bridges

Mahmoud Shakuri

Jul 7, 2019
1 min

CCR-Lab receives a grant to study the application of IOT in monitoring corrosion in bridges

As a result of corrosion, the electric potential of the steel in concrete drops significantly. Therefore, monitoring the potential of ...

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Mahmoud Shakuri

Jun 26, 2019
1 min

CCR-Lab was awarded a new project

In June 2019, CCR-lab received an award from Nebraksa System Science to embark on a new project. This project that is done in...

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UNK First Annual Concrete Frisbee Competition

Mahmoud Shakuri

Jan 25, 2019
1 min

UNK First Annual Concrete Frisbee Competition

CCR-Lab publishes a new paper in the ACI Journal of Materials

Factors influencing chloride test results of cementitious systems Pavan Vaddey, David Trejo, Mahmoud Shakouri Many committees from the...

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Mahmoud Shakuri

Dec 17, 2018
1 min

CCR-Lab Research on the News

The recent CCR-Lab project on the application of corn in concrete has been in the spotlight. The KSNB channel covered the recent...

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Mahmoud Shakuri

Sep 10, 2018
1 min

CCR lab publishes a new paper in the journal of Cement and Concrete Composites

A study of the factors affecting the surface chloride maximum phenomenon in submerged concrete samples Abstract The chloride content...

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Mahmoud Shakuri

Sep 10, 2018
1 min

CCR Publishes a new paper in the journal of Construction and Building Materials

Published Paper The binding of admixed chlorides in the concrete can delay the corrosion of reinforcing steel and extend the service life...

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Mahmoud Shakuri

Sep 10, 2018
2 min

UNK researchers test corn's ability to improve, strengthen concrete

In a bid to provide a sustainable building material for aging infrastructure in the U.S., researchers at the University of Nebraska at...

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