Construction

Out of Autoclave 1 Aug 2014

Disaster-resistant housing: Framing the future

This need in developing nations could be met by a composite structural framing system capable of producing both fortified dwellings and jobs.

Sheet Molding Compound 31 Jul 2014

Event pavilion: SMC panels ensure architectural authenticity

To expand its services, the High Bullen golf and spa hotel in Devonshire, U.K., converts a little-used tennis facility into a flexible meetings facility, and kept the remodeled structure within the local "heritage" code with simulated mortared stone-like composite panels from Acell Industries Ltd. (Dublin, Ireland).

Out of Autoclave 1 Jul 2014

Composites steady radio telescope reflector

Precise carbon fiber-reinforced dish prototype could be the model for as many as 2,500 telescopes in the Square Kilometre Array.

Pressure Vessels 1 Jul 2014

Aerospace and industrial next-gen advanced composites: A two-way street?

The head of his own consulting company and the president of Dayton, Ohio-based Quickstep Composites, the U.S. subsidiary of Australia-based Quickstep Technologies (Bankstown Airport, New South Wales), HPC columnist Dale Brosius sees “aerospace” and “industrial” innovation as a two-way street.

Marine 1 Jul 2014

High-performance vs. general purpose

Jeff Sloan notes the closing gap between “aerospace” and “industrial” composites.

Construction 26 Jun 2014

Composites attract (more) attention as construction material

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is hosting its annual show this week in Chicago, and composites are getting unprecedented attention there.

Infrastructure 31 May 2014

Is it possible to change the infrastructure paradigm?

CT columnist, industry consultant and president of Dayton, Ohio-based Quickstep Composites, the U.S. subsidiary of Australia-based Quickstep Technologies (Bankstown Airport, New South Wales), comments on the continued reluctance of budget-conscious U.S. state Departments of Transportation to see past the upfront cost of composites to their long-term fiscal benefits.