Computer Modeling to Build Better Mud Bricks

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 10:28 in Mathematics & Economics

University of Illinois at Chicago civil and materials engineering assistant professor Craig Foster received a National Science Foundation grant to create computer models that analyze physical characteristics of mud block and rammed earth walls -- construction materials commonly used around the world, but of which little technical information is known.

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