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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: Activated Charcoal Filter Structures Eliminate Odors, Emissions and Corrosion

Nov 13, 2018

When the wastewater treatment plant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is overloaded, wastewater effluent is pumped into tunnels to await …

Case Study: Fiberglass Buss Bar Cover Protects Visitors to Disney World

Nov 13, 2018

A buss bar cover manufactured by Strongwell encloses more than one mile of electrically operated monorail as a …

Case Study: Pultruded Stairs Eliminate Corrosion Cycle for Oceanfront Lodging

Nov 13, 2018

The Isle of Palms is a small barrier island located 20 miles from Charleston, South Carolina. Within the …

Case Study: Fiberglass Cooler/Freezer Door Jamb Insulates and Saves Energy

Nov 13, 2018

An efficient walk-in cooler/freezer requires a specially constructed door assembly to provide a tight seal without freezing up. …

Case Study: Fiberglass Baffles Continue to Out-Perform Traditional Materials

Nov 13, 2018

In the summer of 2002, the Keegan’s Bayou Wastewater Treatment Plant in Houston, Texas installed a new baffle …

Case Study: Fiberglass Helps Fairfield Inn Maintain Good Looks

Nov 13, 2018

Seventeen Fairfield Inn hotels throughout seven Midwest states have new stairwells fabricated of fiberglass handrail, structural members, stairs …

Case Study: Fiberglass/Graphite Coalescent Grid Increases Refined Oil Production

Nov 13, 2018

Electrostatic dehydrators (used to separate water and salt from oil in the field and in oil refineries) typically …

Case Study: Fiberglass Aircraft Pultrusions Meet Complex Design Challenges

Nov 13, 2018

The first production of fiberglass pultrusions for a commercial aircraft application was manufactured by Strongwell for Weber Aircraft …

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, …