TV Coverage


Here are a few news clips of television coverage of Prof. Ehsani and infrastructure repair. QuakeWrap technology is featured, as is the expert testimony of QuakeWrap's developer and CEO. These video links are best viewed using Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge.

Prof. Ehsani and QuakeWrap in the Media
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Prof. Ehsani discusses how his patented technology could have prevented the collapse of a Florida condo. He discusses how QuakeWrap's technology utilizes carbon laminate to be wrapped around the structure and filled with concrete; leaving the new structure two times stronger than steel (approx. 1 minute).

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Dr. Ehsani was awarded the ASCE Innovation Award for inventing the world's first "green" pipe. This story briefly explains the advantages of StifPipe and how it is a solution for the corroding pipeline infrastructure (approx. 2 minutes).

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Within hours after the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River Bridge in Minneapolis Minnesota (on August 1, 2007), Professor Ehsani was the first technical expert to appear live (via phone) on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 show. In this interaction, Dr. Ehsani offers his professional insight as to the potential causes of this catastrophic failure (approx. 11 minutes).

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On August 2nd, 2007, the day after the collapse of the I-35W Bridge, San Francisco-based CNN reporter Dan Simon went to Tucson to interview Prof. Ehsani on the status of nation's bridges. Various segments of this long interview were shown on different CNN programs, including this short segment on Anderson Cooper 360 (approx. 2 minutes).
Fox 11 News
On August 2nd, 2007, the day after the collapse of the I-35W Bridge, Arizona Fox 11 News interviewed Prof. Ehsani on the status of bridges in Arizona (approx. 2.5 minutes).
Inside Arizona Business, a feature of NBC affiliate KVOA Channel 4 in Tucson, Arizona (aired on Sunday December 11, 2005) interviews Dr. Mo Ehsani about QuakeWrap's history and current research. Topics discussed include the Tucson police station retrofit, blast proofing structures, hurricane resistant roofs, and work with the mining industry (approx. 4 minutes).
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CBS News affiliate KTVA channel 11 in Anchorage, Alaska, interviews Dr. Mo Ehsani about the renovation of the historic McKinley Tower. Built in 1952, the McKinley Tower survived the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake but with significant structural damage. To keep the renovation on schedule and within budget, developer Marc Marlow hired QuakeWrap to retrofit the building (approx. 4.5 minutes).
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The History Channel's Back to the Blueprint show that aired on March 26, 2005 focused on the rehabilitation of the historic Fox Tucson Theater. Among the unique features of this project is the use of QuakeWrap products to strengthen the structure. The host of the program is assisted by Prof. Ehsani as the pair strengthen a portion of an old masonry wall (approx. 5 minutes).
Open Culvert Repair
CNN Sunday Morning anchorwoman Heidi Collins interviews QuakeWrap President Prof. Mo Ehsani on December 28, 2003, following the 6.6 magnitude earthquake in Bam, Iran.
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CNN International anchorwoman Tumi Makgabo interviews QuakeWrap President Prof. Mo Ehsani on December 28, 2003, following the 6.6 magnitude earthquake in Bam, Iran.