LSU researcher looks to bolster offshore rigs’ durability against hurricanes 

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LSU civil and environmental engineering associate professor Chao Sun is researching how to create resilient offshore energy infrastructure—oil and gas rigs as well as pipelines—which can withstand hurricanes and other extreme weather.    Though it’s a long way from industry adoption, Sun’s research, funded by a $75,000 National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine grant, starts

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