Infrastructure Research Lab

Since 1991, Dr. Yazdani has served as the Director of the multi-disciplinary Infrastructure Research Laboratory at the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department. The cumulative sponsored research funding over the years is about $8 million, and about $13 million including Centers and Partnerships. The Infrastructure Research Laboratory is primarily focused on two critical areas of concern in Florida and elsewhere:

- the design and improvement of highway bridge infrastructure

- hazard preparation, response, mitigation and recovery of infrastructure due to extreme events

Other primary areas of research activities have been geared towards the improvement of engineering education and concrete material properties.

Research results from have been widely adopted and practiced, mostly by state and federal agencies. Funding sources have included the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), NSF, Homeland Security, NOAA, USDA, USDOT, FHWA, FEMA, US Army, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), Florida Department of Community Affairs (FDCA), and the Sea Grant program. Significant number of papers have been published in top refereed journals, and presented at national/international forums.  A number of other papers are awaiting publication.

A multi-disciplinary Center for Infrastructure Hazards (CIH): Preparedness, Mitigation, Response and Recovery
is currently in the final stages of establishment at the CEE Department under the Directorship of Dr. Yazdani. Further details will be available soon at this web site.