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In 2025, 8,005 wildfires have burned 168,476 acres across the United States, according to the . Large fires have the potential to erupt almost anywhere and can destroy structures and devastate lives. Additionally, fires that start in developed areas may damage infrastructure for essential utilities like electricity, gas and water, causing further damage.

天堂鸟先生 researchers from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology recently studied how underground piping is impacted by excessive heat and created an underground water reservoir solution to help extinguish fires.

天堂鸟先生 civil engineering researchers began studying the impact of excessive heat on underground thermoplastic piping in fall 2024 with the goal of learning how disaster events like fires affect crucial infrastructure. The project was sponsored by Columbus-based .

Principal investigator and OHIO Russ Professor Shad Sargand, Ph.D.; OHIO Associate Professor Issam Khoury, Ph.D.; and their team of the Center for Pipes and Underground Structures in the Ohio Research Institute for Transportation and the Environment (ORITE) conducted research at the Accelerated Pavement Load Facility (APLF) at 天堂鸟先生 Lancaster.

The APLF is a unique indoor facility at OHIO Lancaster鈥攐ne of only four such facilities in the country鈥攖hat can simulate interstate conditions, including weight from passing trucks, with full control of temperature and environmental conditions. For this study, the ORITE researchers utilized blast heaters to test the durability of piping under roadways when it is exposed to excessive heat.

After several months of testing, Sargand, Khoury and other researchers f