Compression testing of FRC tunnel lining segments to simulate trust forces from a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)
Videos
Fatigue testing of simply supported track slab at 4Hz frequency simulating max. speed and loading conditions conducted for 2 Million cycles. Crack propagation tracked using Digital Image Correlation Technique
Round panel flexural Test using three supports at 120 degrees apart on the perimeter. ASTM C1550 Round Panel Testing to determine toughness of FRC
TBM Thrust Load Test on PCTL 2
Flexure testing of FRC tunnel segments with polymeric fibers as primary reinforcement, measuring crack width evolution in tunnel segments
3PB – FRC Tunnel Lining Test
Tunnel Lining Flexural Test- Crack formation and growth measured using the Digital Image Correlation (DIC) system, showing strain distribution of cracked FRC tunnel segment
Laboratory testing
UHPC Bending with DIC showing Strain Field
September 2026, 0:47
Hybrid Panel Testing for SRP
August 2020, 2:56
Tunnel Lining C1609 Test (DIC in 2D)
September 2019, 0:31
Tunnel Lining C1609 Test (DIC in 3D)
Valley Metro Testing Footage
July 2019, 2:35
Tunnel Segment Testing (Steel Fibers vs. Polypropylene Fibers)
July 2019, 1:24
Tunnel Lining Flexure Test
July 2019, 0:41
Talks and demonstrations
Inverse Fitting with Interactive Model (HRC Designer)
Barzin Mobasher Research Group, August 2026, 1:22
Fatigue Evaluation of Light-Rail Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Track Slabs
American Concrete Institute, June 2025, 26:23
In the news
ASU professor researching faster, stronger concrete
Arizona's Family, 3TV and CBS 5, September 2023, 2:10
Researchers say fiber-reinforced concrete could change construction future
12 News, June 2023, 3:30
ASU lab working on more sustainable concrete, FOX 10 Phoenix, September 2023