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Case Study: Fiberglass Runs Through Elevated Rail Walkway

Mar 4, 2019

TECHNICAL DATA Product: Elevated Rail Service Walkway Process: Pultrusion Materials & Sizes: DURAGRID® I-6000 1-1/2″ EXTREN® 500 series 3″ x 3/16″ angle For: …

Case Study: Fiberglass Decking a Problem Solver for Temporary Walkways

Feb 14, 2019

In the midst of construction of a new main facility, Brook Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston …

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 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: 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 …

Case Study: COMPOSOLITE® Scaffolding is the Perfect Choice for Bridge Repair Projects

Jan 15, 2019

Strongwell’s COMPOSOLITE® FRP building panels were used as scaffolding for a bridge reconstruction project in New Jersey. FRP …

Case Study: Composites Connect Mountains to Sea

Dec 28, 2018

Deep in the Appalachian Mountains resides the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Its unique name is derived from the fact that …