Columbia News ::: Photo Page: Department of Civil Engineering Showcases Decorative Glass Concrete, Harbor Mud Concrete and Other Materials at Open House


Executive Vice Provost Mike Crow, right, and Engineering School Dean Zvi Galil, left, give a welcoming speech to the crowd.

An open house attendee admires the tiles of glass concrete, which are made with up to 100% recycled waste glass.

People gather to look at samples of crushed waste glass, many from beverage bottles, which is made into decorative and strong glass concrete tiles.

A sample of mud from the New York harbor that can be made into safe, environmentally friendly concrete shown here.

Published: Dec 01, 1999
Last modified: Sep 18, 2002