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Case Study: FRP is Key in Design of Odor Control Covers

Dec 5, 2018

The Trinity River Authority (TRA) needed to cover up a big problem. The utility group needed to place …

Case Study: Composite Pilings Protect Platinum Leed Site from Flooding

Nov 28, 2018

In 2011, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) began construction on its East Campus Operations Center, a net zero …

Case Study: World’s Longest FRP Suspension Bridge is in Kentucky!

Nov 27, 2018

A footbridge spanning 420-ft. over the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River in Johnson County, Kentucky has …

Case Study: Forth Bridge Spotlights Celebrations

Nov 27, 2018

The Forth Bridge, Scotland, is being illuminated by over 1000 spotlights positioned along the length of the bridge! …

Case Study: Composite Sheet Pilings Alter Course of Erosion

Nov 22, 2018

Seabrook Harbor has over 400 years of maritime history and function along the New Hampshire Atlantic coastline. Over …

Case Study: Update: State-of-the-art Bridge Provides Link for National Forest

Nov 14, 2018

Over 5 million visitors explore Daniel Boone National Forest annually, making it one of the most heavily used …

Case Study: Tom’s Creek Bridge Reopens with Composite Beams

Nov 14, 2018

Tom’s Creek Bridge, Blacksburg, VA reopened to traffic June 23, 1997 as one of the first composite short-span …

Case Study: FRP Beam used in Vehicular Bridge Superstructure

Nov 13, 2018

The 38-foot Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) bridge, which spans Dickey Creek on Route 601 in Sugar Grove, Virginia, …

Case Study: Rail System Requires Miles of Fiberglass

Nov 13, 2018

Strongwell fiberglass products played an integral role in the construction of an eight-mile, $1.5 billion commuter rail system …

Case Study: Strongwell FRP Replaces Corroded Steel Aqueduct

May 28, 2018

Strongwell’s COMPOSOLITE® fiberglass building panels and EXTREN® structural shapes were used to complete a FRP Aqueduct over a railway …