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Hota Gangarao, Ph.D., P.E., is the director of the Constructed Facilities Center and professor of civil engineering, at West Virginia University (WVU, Morgantown, W. Va., U.S.A.). He owns several U.S. patents, has published more than 300 technical papers, supervised 250 M.S. and Ph.D. students and organized and

ACMA’s annual COMPOSITES+POLYCON event acquires a shorter name and heads inland to the U.S. Desert West.

Teaming composites with traditional materials may be the future direction for cost-effective infrastructure replacement.

Carbon fiber/vinyl ester reinforcement extends the structural life of architectural and art-world landmark.

Pre-engineered deck and superstructure systems are finding their niche in many locations around the world.

Composites prove their mettle in large, demanding repairs and rehab.

Methods for calculating the impact composites have on the environment enable data-driven comparisons to traditional materials on a level playing field.

Despite a lack of standardization and education in the civil construction sector, these innovators use carbon and steel fibers to reinforce the business case for composites.

Doors open to composites in residential and light commercial construction, above and below ground.

The overall outlook for the composites industry remains healthy, driven by developments in the commercial aircraft market - the advent of Boeing's 787 and Airbus Industrie's (Toulouse, France) A380, the future arrivals of the Airbus A400M military transport and its mid-sized A350 XWB, and a host of general aviation