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Case Study: Composites Help When Welding and Steel Can’t

Mar 4, 2019

America’s Port, more commonly known as the Port of Los Angeles, occupies 7,500 acres of land and water …

Case Study: Fiberglass Fencing Protects Pedestrians from High Voltage Tracks

Mar 4, 2019

Crusader Fence Co, Inc. selected STRONGRAIL® fiberglass architectural handrail system for customer San Mateo County Transit District …

Case Study: Fiberglass Decking Doubles as Stay-in-Place Concrete Forms

Feb 14, 2019

A recent bridge project in Black River Falls, Wisconsin made interesting use of Strongwell’s SAFPLANK® decking. The contractor, …

Case Study: Milwaukee Bridges Safer with SAFPLATE® Anti-Skid Walkways

Feb 14, 2019

The City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has SAFPLATE®, fiberglass gritted plate panels installed on the pedestrian walkways on two of …

Case Study: Pultruded Vinyl Ester Grating Durability

Feb 12, 2019

Strongwell’s DURAGRID® VE (vinyl ester) pultruded grating was installed in 1994 on a large metropolitan bridge in Camden, New …

Case Study: FRP Walkway System Helps Revitalize Historic Park

Jan 24, 2019

Mill Ruins Park in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota utilized Strongwell’s fiberglass grating on new walkways. The park is the …

Case Study: FRP Durability Update: Crossing Old Spans

Jan 24, 2019

The 73-year-old Greene County Bridge on Farm Road 148 near Springfield, Missouri was one of 76,000 bridges nationwide …

Case Study: DURAGRID® Replaces Steel for Walkways on Wheeling Suspension Bridge

Jan 24, 2019

In the Spring of 1999, the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) completed a renovation of the Wheeling …

Case Study: DURADEK® Platforms and Catwalks Save Laguardia Millions in Maintenance Costs

Jan 23, 2019

Skid and corrosion resistant fiberglass catwalks and platforms extend one mile over the bay at LaGuardia Airport. The …

Case Study: FRP Debuts in First Composites Arch Bridge System Overseas

Jan 15, 2019

According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), as of December 2013, there are over 29,000 structurally deficient and …