The Repair of Buildings and Bridges with Composites (RB2C) is a National Science Foundation Industry-University Cooperative Research Center. Based at the University Of Missouri-Rolla (Missouri S&T), the center is an integral part of the Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies (CIES). The center focuses on addressing the needs of the construction industry in the areas of rehabilitation and strengthening of existing structures using the novel, untapped potential of advanced composite materials and technologies.

The center makes possible the opportunity to integrate the knowledge, experience, interests and resources of industry partners with university research. Industry partners provide expertise and resources in the design and application of advanced composites; University partners provide technical expertise and research resources. The center creates a forum for technology development and transfer that could not be achieved by any of the individual participants.

In 2002, RB2C became a multi-university center: North Carolina State University (NCSU) joined forces with Missouri S&T. RB2C was transferred in 2006 to the University of Miami

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