Research Associate Professor and Constructed Facilities Laboratory Manager Greg Lucier was featured on a segment of CBS 17 discussing CCEE research on testing the structural safety of parking garages.
Lucier and other researchers test parking garage components such as cement columns in NC State’s Constructed Facilities Lab to observe how the pieces react under different conditions.
“Exposure to moisture is a very big factor in the lifespan of a structure,” Lucier said in the interview. “You do not want moisture entering the structure — penetrating the components and joints.”