On Dec 12 2018, Prof Brahim Benmokrane was invited to deliver his report entitled Development and structural testing of new basalt Fibre-Reinforced-Polymer (BFRP) bars in RC beams and bridge deck slabs in the conference room of School of Civil Engineering. The related teachers and graduate students listened to the academic report. Prof Shuren Wang chaired this report.

During the report, Prof Brahim Benmokrane introduced the main research work carried out in the BFRP materials and its application. After that, Prof Wang offered Brahim a certificate of the Guest Prof of the International Joint Research Laboratory of Henan Province for Underground Space Development and Disaster Prevention, China. The report was informative and which broadened the the teacher and students’ academic vision of BFRP materials and its engineering applications, and which will contribute to the rapid development of civil engineering disciplines in our school.