Supervising engineer on the project, Fran Sosa of WSP USA, said, “The use of carbon fiber instead of glass fiber will provide the rail trolley ramps even more strength and durability over other standard materials while remaining a lighter weight solution as compared to traditional metal service ramps.”
“This is another application of FRP that benefits the public,” said Mo Ehsani, president and CEO of QuakeWrap Inc., and centennial professor emeritus of civil engineering at the University of Arizona. “The weight of these ramps was a primary concern to MATA. Our unique design led to each ramp weighing only 25 pounds, while exceeding the strength and deflection requirements set by the client.”
