Infrastructure
Editorial - 7/1/2005
Well, it doesn't seem possible, but another summer is upon us. At least we've had a chance to unpack the suitcases after the spring trade show season. Yes, that's me (in the back, center) among a number of recognizable faces in this party photo taken while we were in Long Beach for the U.S. SAMPE show. Several of us
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SAMPE 2005 Product Showcase
SAMPE's U.S. Symposium and Exhibition highlights technological innovation and market expansion.
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SAMPE Europe/JEC Composites 2005
Advanced materials reap rewards, enter new arenas of application in annual Parisian showcase.
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Repair Of Infrastructure With Composites
Composites prove their mettle in large, demanding repairs and rehab.
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Composites for metal sign repair
Just like roadways and bridges, those omnipresent large aluminum highway signs — termed OSS (overhead sign structures) — can suffer from structural deterioration and corrosion. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) inspected all of its OSS about five years ago and found that 10 percent of the
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Nanoparticles, nanotubes and nanocomposites
The first generation of nanofillers is emerging from R&D into commercial application in composites.
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COMPOSITES AND CONCRETE
The benefits of composite materials are well established in concrete reinforcement and construction.
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Carbon fiber raises consumer performance index
Carbon bridges gap between large-volume sporting goods and aerospace to satisfy discriminating tastes in consumer and professional markets.
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Composites Cut Costs Of Repairing Corrosion-Prone Systems
Composites materials and processing methods extend the useful life of noncomposite structures in industrial and infrastructure systems.
Read MoreEditorial - 11/1/2004
The big issue at the recent Intertech conference in Hamburg was Is there enough affordable PAN-based carbon fiber to meet projected demand? More to the point, where will that demand come from and is it real? End users, especially outside the aerospace arena, say they are having trouble getting enough fiber and
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