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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: Fiberglass Panels Provide Durable, Safe Walking Surface for the Visually Impaired

Feb 14, 2019

The New York Transit Authority was seeking a lightweight walking surface for subway patrons that would be slip …

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: FRP Grating The Ideal Material for Piers

Feb 12, 2019

Connected to Lake Michigan is Pentwater Lake, where the City of Pentwater recently replaced wooden planks on a …

Case Study: Composites Help Steer Towards Wireless Roads Ahead

Feb 12, 2019

In the second annual Composites and Advanced Materials Expo, this application was awarded with the prestigious ACE Award …

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: Corrosion is no Threat to New FRP Platforms

Jan 24, 2019

The Franklin County, Ohio Road Department upgraded a very corrosive storage area using Strongwell products. The Road Department stores …

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 …