Cast Polymer Goes Underground
July 01, 2015
New York City’s subway is big, with nearly 450 miles of underground track. And New York City Transit, which manages the subway system, had a big – as in...
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Composites 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.
Composites Hit the Road to Replace Steel in Manhole Covers
January 16, 2015
Structural Science Composites (SSC) Ltd. has developed manhole and drain covers to replace the traditional steel covers on roadways in England. The manhole covers consist of thermosetting urethane acrylate resin...
Read MoreKeys to Market Expansion in Infrastructure
October 21, 2014
At CAMX, Antonio Nanni, professor and chair of the Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Miami, discussed critical issues related to the advancement of composites...
Read MoreComposites Used to Replace Bridge Deck in DC
September 01, 2013
[dropcap size=small]T[/dropcap]he District Department of Transportation (DDOT) in Washington, D.C., was recently faced with the need to replace the 29th Street Bridge. Composite Advantage’s FiberSPAN™, a fiber-reinforced polymer bridge deck...
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