Oct 21, 2020
Fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) are composite materials created by combining carbon, glass, or aramid fibers with a polymer matrix. FRPs can be manufactured to any size, shape, or color specification. They are lighter weight,...
Oct 21, 2020
Fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) are composite materials created by combining carbon, glass, or aramid fibers with a polymer matrix. FRPs can be manufactured to any size, shape, or color specification. They are lighter weight,...
Topics: FRP Composites, Fiber-Reinforced Polymer
Apr 22, 2020
When designing an infrastructure project, there’s a limited range of suitable materials. Finding the optimum material that is sturdy, wear-resistant, and safe for everyday use can be a challenge, which is why most projects settle...
Topics: FRP Composites, Composite Advantage, Fiber-Reinforced Polymer, FRP
May 30, 2018
Bridges are often the topic of noteworthy lists due to some characteristic that sets them apart. For example, the oldest surviving roadway bridge is Northeast Philadelphia’s Frankford Avenue Bridge erected in 1697. The Chesapeake...
Topics: FRP Composites, vehicle bridges, frp bridge
May 16, 2018
Composite Advantage has been fabricating and shipping large, highly loaded fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite parts for more than a decade.
In the summer of 2013, our team supplied Haverhill, Massachusetts’ historic Rocks...
Topics: Infrastructure, FRP Composites, vacuum infusion
May 2, 2018
The administration unveiled a plan for fixing the nation’s infrastructure in February. In 2020, federal transportation legislation will come due for renewal. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has deemed the timing right and formed...
Topics: trail bridges, rails-to-trails, Infrastructure, 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
Apr 11, 2018
In our last blog we talked about the state of the nation’s ports, the amount of freight that moves through the U.S. and what it will take to modernize and rehabilitate America’s waterfront infrastructure. Improvement plans...
Topics: waterfront infrastructure, Infrastructure, FRP Composites, FRP Resource Center, Composite Advantage, infrastructure bill
Mar 1, 2017
Photo courtesy of the Happy Pontist.
Golfers consider an 18-hole game standard fare these days. But 30 years ago, nine-hole courses like the one at Aberfeldy Golf Club in the Scottish Highlands were common. When the club did...
Topics: pedestrian bridges, composite bridge, FRP Composites
Jan 5, 2017
Photo by Andrew Curtis
It’s been said that necessity is the mother of invention. Such was the case in 1992 with the Aberfeldy Footbridge in Perthshire, Scotland. You might be thinking I’ve gone a bit “mad rocket” [Scottish slang...
Topics: pedestrian bridges, composite bridge, FRP Composites
Dec 16, 2016
Procrastinate. We all do it, and most of us regret it. Especially when you're scrambling to complete your Professional Development Hour (PDH) requirements at the end of the year. You should be relaxing and enjoying the holiday...
Topics: pedestrian bridges, FRP Composites, PDH