Sep 14, 2023
What activity is free burns 440 to 550 calories an hour and can reduce the risk of mental health problems by 50 percent? If this was a Jeopardy question and your response was hiking, you’d be correct. There are approximately 57.8...
Sep 14, 2023
What activity is free burns 440 to 550 calories an hour and can reduce the risk of mental health problems by 50 percent? If this was a Jeopardy question and your response was hiking, you’d be correct. There are approximately 57.8...
Topics: FRP bridge deck, composite bridge, FRP Composites, frp bridge
Sep 7, 2023
Robert Wills, vice president of, the Construction Program for the American Iron and Steel Institute recently called attention to the critical need to repair or replace thousands of off-system bridges. He was talking about spans...
Topics: FRP bridge deck, FRP Composites, vehicle bridges
May 12, 2023
Two of the most popular tropical hardwoods are now on the CITES Appendix II of the endangered species act. This is good news for Cumaru and Ipe trees, but it presents major pricing and availability challenges to the markets that...
Topics: FRP bridge deck, FRP Composites, utility
Apr 20, 2023
Shortly after the American Revolution ended, in 1794, the first bridge at Swett’s Ferry across the Merrimack River was built. The wooden bridge allowed Bay Staters a simpler alternative to a ferry crossing and its 30-foot draw...
Topics: FRP bridge deck, FRP Composites, vehicle bridges
Jul 29, 2022
Last month I traveled up the East Coast to inspect 19 Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) infrastructure projects that have been designed and fabricated by Creative Composites Group (CCG) over the past 10 years. As a supplier, our...
Topics: FRP bridge deck, bridge decks, FRP Composites
Apr 18, 2018
Last week, I attended the National Bridge Preservation Partnership Conference in Florida. This conference offers presentations from government agencies and industry on preservation technologies. The conference is tied to the ...
Topics: bridges, pedestrian bridges, FRP bridge deck, FRP Composites, pedestrian bridge decks
Nov 21, 2016
In the world of sports, some experts consider boxing to be the most physically demanding. And a lot of attention has been devoted to discussing the most effective training methods. Some still lean toward methodology that many...
Topics: FRP bridge deck, FRP Composites
Sep 29, 2016
Artist rendering of the Columbia River Skywalk in Trail, BC.
The leaders and citizens of Trail, BC, Canada weren’t...
Topics: pedestrian bridges, FRP bridge deck
Sep 8, 2016
In the arena of bridge decks, concrete has reigned as the heavyweight favorite - and I do mean heavyweight. But the need for accelerated construction and zero maintenance, coupled with rising transportation costs, has put...
Topics: pedestrian bridges, FRP bridge deck, FRP Composites
Apr 11, 2016
I recently attended the Southeast Bridge Preservation Partnership in San Antonio, Texas along with bridge owners and industry members from the southeastern US. The organization defines bridge preservation as
"actions or...
Topics: FRP bridge deck, bridge preservation