Experiencing the stress a desert climate can put on roads, bridges, railways and other infrastructure is motivating engineers to explore ways to effectively fortify materials to make built environments more resilient. Professors Barzin Mobasher and Narayanan Neithalath in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Fulton Schools, have been helping to lead such projects. Through research and testing in ASU’s structural mechanics and infrastructure materials laboratories, they have been contributing to finding solutions, some of which not only strengthen public facilities but also ease the strain from the physical stress faced by many workers, as well as often also saving money on infrastructure projects.