Infrastructure

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.

BUGA Fiber Pavilion–A New Composite Building System Inspired by Nature

The University of Stuttgart’s Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) and Institute for Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) worked together to design and fabricate a park...

NY MTA to Cut 99% of Tunnel Demolition by Using Fiber-Reinforced Polymer

By using fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP), the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) will cut out 99% of demolition initially planned in the Canarsie Tunnel serving the L train between Manhattan and...

Bridging the Gap Between Steel and GFRP Rebar

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is turning to composites for a project to replace the Anthony Wayne Trail Bridge, a deteriorating bridge on a four-lane highway near Toledo, Ohio. Mannik & Smith...

Pultrusion with a Purpose

These three market applications highlight the unique capabilities and benefits of pultruded products. Pultrusion is one of the most promising segments of the composites industry. The pultrusion end market...

Boomtown!

Infrastructure expansion in the oil and gas industry drives demand for – and on – composite components. There are massive demands on the structures that bring oil and gas out of the depths of the earth...

Shanghai Construction Machinery Group Completes the First 3D Printed Bridge Open to Pedestrians in Shanghai

The 15 m long 3D printed bridge made from resin and composite materials is in Taopu Zhichuang City Central Park in Shanghai In a recent press lease Shanghai Construction Engineering pointed out that 3D...