The construction material institute (cmi) at the University of Hyderabad facilitates the transfer of academic insight to the construction industry and addresses the need for knowledge-based solutions in the construction sector. cmi has successfully conducted numerous industrial research projects that have led to the resolution of several major practical problems related to the durability of concrete health monitoring repair rehabilitation and corrosion assessment of concrete infrastructure performance-based quality control of concrete and controlled concrete mixture design. cmi has organized several workshops and collaborated with other academic experts from different universities to improve the quality of construction materials