URBAN - Strong, elastic 'smart materials' aid design of earthquake-resistant bridges

Bridges are a main component of the transportation infrastructure as we know it today. There are no less than 575,000 highway bridges nationwide, and more than $5 billion are allocated yearly from the federal budget for bridge repairs. Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-08-strong-elastic-smart-materials-aid.html#jCp

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