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Dr. Kevin Folliard, associate professor of civil engineering, has been named chair of the American Concrete Institute committee on concrete durability. The committee handles durability-related issues and forms guidelines for producing concrete in aggressive environments. Folliard has also been appointed to be a member of the general concrete and construction subcommittee. This subcommittee develops materials and durability-related guidance for the Structural Concrete Building Code. Folliard, who founded the Concrete Durability Center at the university in 2005, is the Austin Industried Endowed Faculty Fellow in Civil Engineering.