BRIDGES 2 (IMAGE) Rice University Caption Civil engineers at Rice University and Texas A&M have developed a computational modeling strategy to plan repairs to damaged reinforced concrete columns. This illustration shows the models’ ability to closely predict the pre- and post-repair responses of a laboratory-tested reinforced concrete column. Credit Mohammad Salehi/Rice University Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.