Infrastructure

Infrastructure

The cost equation

Keynote speakers at CompositesWorld Expo 2009 delivered news both sobering and encouraging to those who are trying to predict what the future holds for composites in the postrecession manufacturing economy.

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Epoxies

Tough I-beam bridge for tank traffic

Immiscible polymer blending combines the strength of HDPE and the stiffness of glass-reinforced PP to create I-beams with specific strength greater than steel.

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Wind/Energy

A convergence of market outlooks

At the recent CompositesWorld Expo, held Oct. 28-30 in Schaumburg, Ill.

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Sustainability

On the waterfront: Composite marine piles build on success

Composite sheet pile competes against heavy-gauge steel while composite round piles enhance their position in the market and target wider acceptance in structural applications.  

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Adhesives

SAMPE 2009 Preview

 The Society takes its U.S. trade show back to Baltimore, expecting to prepare advanced materials professionals for uncertain economic times.

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The future of composites education

Experts weigh in on the weighty problems this industry faces as it confronts a serious shortage of trained personnel.

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Out of Autoclave

COMPOSITES+POLYCON 2009 Showcase

Despite the deepening recession, composites pros returned to the show in its new time slot to explore the wealth of products and services collected here.

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Out of Autoclave

Bridge cost cut with inflatable arches

Stay-in-place composite formwork shortens installation, doubles service life of concrete bridge structure.

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Aerospace

Aircraft simulation gets composites aware

Rapid software evolution enables faster, better virtual solutions to complex composite design problems.

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Editorial

Infrastructure rallying cry

One of the buzz phrases surrounding President Obama's stimulus legislation is “infrastructure construction.” Composites professionals know that if we want a lasting solution to current civil infrastructure needs, 21st Century materials and technology must be used. We know that composites offer that option. But they — government officals, civil engineers and other decision-makers — don’t know.Who will tell them, if not us?

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