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.
Read MoreTough 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.
Read MoreA convergence of market outlooks
At the recent CompositesWorld Expo, held Oct. 28-30 in Schaumburg, Ill.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreSAMPE 2009 Preview
The Society takes its U.S. trade show back to Baltimore, expecting to prepare advanced materials professionals for uncertain economic times.
Read MoreThe future of composites education
Experts weigh in on the weighty problems this industry faces as it confronts a serious shortage of trained personnel.
Read MoreCOMPOSITES+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.
Read MoreBridge cost cut with inflatable arches
Stay-in-place composite formwork shortens installation, doubles service life of concrete bridge structure.
Read MoreAircraft simulation gets composites aware
Rapid software evolution enables faster, better virtual solutions to complex composite design problems.
Read MoreInfrastructure 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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