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.

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World’s First Composite Elevator Unveiled in Singapore

Singapore Lift Company, a joint venture between the Far East Organization, Woh Hup Limited and Pronus (HK) Ltd., has laid claim to the world’s first composite elevator. The company believes that the...

Florida Bridge Crosses into New Waters

When it opens this summer, the 186-foot Halls River Bridge in Homosassa, Fla., north of Tampa will likely have more composite elements than any vehicular bridge in the United States. While each of the...

Simulated Earthquake Shows Composite Building Technology can save Lives

A team of structural experts from the composites industry and universities in Turkey has demonstrated how a building retrofitted with carbon fiber composites can successfully survive a simulated...

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Colorado State University Engineers Repair Steel Structures with Composites

Hussam Mahmoud, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Colorado State University (CSU), is leading a team that’s devising innovative repairs for steel structures in canals and...

World’s First Biocomposite Footbridge Installed in The Netherlands

The world’s first fully biocomposite footbridge has been installed at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in The Netherlands. An existing bridge has been moved to make space for the “biobridge”...

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Five Big Opportunities for Pipe and Tank Fabricators

Creative suppliers can turn marketplace challenges into business opportunities. Suppliers of FRP pipes and tanks agree that the past year has been comparatively slow when it comes to new projects. Few of the...