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Researcher looks to build tougher bins

Jul 16, 2024
Jul 16, 2024

Christine Wittich, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at University of Nebraska, has received a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to improve the structural engineering of steel grain bins.
Photo courtesy Craig Chandler/University of Nebraska

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