Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC): A Critical Component for Addressing Underground Infrastructure Challenges
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Underground infrastructure (UI) in the United States is facing many challenges, such as difficult construction conditions, severe aging, low productivity, workforce shortages, and underperformance in global competition. Close collaboration between industry and universities will greatly help to address these challenges. The Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC) program initiated by the National Science Foundation (NSF) is the most successful of the 28 linkage mechanisms. To date, none of NSF’s 75 IUCRC programs involve research in UI. This paper summarizes in detail the current challenges of UI and some components to address them. It describes the IUCRC and the benefits of the IUCRC to all parties. An introduction of Purdue University’s proposed IUCRC for development of underground space (DUSC) is also presented. Based on the function and uniqueness of DUSC, this IUCRC will be a critical component for addressing the UI challenges in the US.
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