FRP Opens the Flood Gates on an Expanding Market
A decade ago, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) installed demonstration wicket gates made from E-glass and vinyl ester resin in a sandwich panel construction on the Illinois...
Read MoreComposites are used all over the world to help construct and repair a wide variety of infrastructure applications, from buildings and bridges to roads to and railways.
A decade ago, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) installed demonstration wicket gates made from E-glass and vinyl ester resin in a sandwich panel construction on the Illinois...
Read MoreThe California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) manages 249 highways totaling more than 50,000 lane miles. It also oversees three state-supported Amtrak regional rail routes, as well as aviation facilities....
Read MoreWhen the city of Lund’s parking company called on architect Jonas Lloyd to design and create a new multi-story parking structure sustainability, safety, and aesthetics were his priorities and...
Read MoreEarly in his administration, President Biden launched the Federal Buy Clean Initiative to harness the nation’s purchasing power – more than $630 billion annually – while simultaneously investing in...
Read MoreRENCO spent more than a decade on research, development and extensive evaluation and testing to secure IBC and IRC approval on its composite LEGO-like building blocks. RENCO’s proprietary Mineral...
Read MoreA theory about the wireless transmission of energy, developed by inventor Nikola Tesla more than a century ago, helped pave the way for the recent construction of the world’s...
Read MoreTwo iconic Ohio landmarks – Cleveland’s North Coast Harbor and Kelleys Island’s Glacial Grooves Geological Preserve – recently installed pedestrian bridges featuring GFRP decks. The North Coast Harbor is...
Read MoreSince 1806, the Northampton Street Bridge has connected Easton, Pa. and Phillipsburg, N.J., across the Delaware River. Many repairs and upgrades have been made over the years and recently...
Read MoreFiberon Wildwood Composite Cladding (Fiberon Wildwood) offers architects and designers a variety of natural looking colors and realistic wood textures in the form of sustainably built boards. In fact,...
Read MoreCreative Composites Group shipped 12 GFRP wicket gates from its Augusta, Maine, facility to the Illinois River in March for installation on the Peoria Lock and Dam. Across the...
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