Civil engineering research to explore manhole rehabilitation

Manholes are everywhere yet they often go unnoticed. But when a manhole fails, overflowing sewer systems quickly make these seemingly innocent infrastructure markers all too conspicuous. A UT Arlington civil engineering  assistant professor is teaming with a private sector engineer to study different techniques for renewing and designing manholes. Mohammad Najafi , the civil engineering assistant professor, and Firat Sever of Benton Associates of Illinois are partnering in the $251,000 grant from the nonprofit