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Reinforcement fabrics with ele  

Host University: Auburn Engineering

Leader: Dr. Gwynedd Thomas (Auburn Engineering)
Expertise:Fabric Formation

gat0001@auburn.edu


Members: Dr. David Elton (Auburn Engineering)
Expertise:Civil Engineering
eltondj@eng.auburn.edu

Dr. Lloyd Riggs (Auburn Engineering)
Expertise:Electrical Engineering
riggsls@eng.auburn.edu

Dr. Sabit Adanur (Auburn Engineering)
adanusa@auburn.edu

Progress:

Quarterly Report: April 1-June 30, 2009
The purpose of this project has been to verify that electronically transmissible and functioning materials can be embedded in fibrous reinforcing structures to serve as both load bearing support and antenna materials. The first quarter of 2009 has been spent closing the project and preparing papers for publication. The project funding was creditable for graduating its second Masters student in December 2008 and tests conducted during both Masters research project proved that the concept of embedding antennae in roadbeds is valid and can be successful.