Feb 22, 2016
Last week, I traveled to Capitol Hill to participate in a very special event. Every year or so, the American Composite Manufacturers Association (ACMA) hosts an "infrastructure day." Association members who are involved in bridge...
Scott does Business Development for Creative Composites Group. For over 35 years, he has developed new applications using FRP composites; especially in the infrastructure sector. In 2005, he founded Composite Advantage, which is now part of CCG.
Feb 22, 2016
Last week, I traveled to Capitol Hill to participate in a very special event. Every year or so, the American Composite Manufacturers Association (ACMA) hosts an "infrastructure day." Association members who are involved in bridge...
Topics: bridges, Infrastructure
Feb 11, 2016
In my last blog, I discussed the side trip I recently took to Sacramento, California’s Tower Bridge. I wrote up a report on my visual inspection of the bridge's FRP cantilever sidewalk. This drew a number of questions from people...
Topics: cantilever sidewalks, Tower Bridge
Feb 4, 2016
I recently traveled to Northern California, and I had a very busy week. Between the sales calls and some project work, I took some time to visit and inspect Sacramento's Tower Bridge, a bridge I refer to quite often in my...
Topics: cantilever sidewalks, Tower Bridge
Jan 29, 2016
Shall we start with the bad news?
The Bad News
Every four years The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) issues a report card on the condition and performance of the nation’s infrastructure. We’ll have to wait another year...
Topics: bridges, Infrastructure, vehicle bridges
Dec 16, 2015
The wrong choice of apparel can land a celebrity on any number of "worst dressed" lists. When a bridge earns a place on uglybridges.com (yes, that's a real site), the reason has more to do with its condition than outward...
Topics: FiberSPAN, cantilever sidewalks, FRP Composites
Nov 24, 2015
Concrete sidewalks have a long and storied history. According to researchers, they can be traced to ancient Rome, where lime and volcanic rock were first mixed to make mortar. Concrete is still the go-to material, but its...
Topics: pedestrian bridges, cantilever sidewalks
Nov 11, 2015
We just returned from the the 2015 CAMX (Composites and Advanced Materials Expo) and wanted to share a few thoughts. Overall, the conference and trade show provided a nice opportunity to network with colleagues, spread the word...
Topics: Infrastructure, CAMX
Nov 2, 2015
To steel or not to steel - that is still the question.
We always say "to steel," at least when designing FRP bridges and considering the high structural loads of infrastructure applications. Our FRP products include embedded...
Topics: FRP bridge deck, steel bridge, steel
Oct 27, 2015
It has been 20 years since FRP composites ventured into the bridge world. I say “world” because the first pedestrian bridge project took place across the Northern Atlantic in Aberfeldy, Scotland. The first vehicle bridge was...
Topics: CAMX, FRP Composites
Sep 30, 2015
How big can a Composite Advantage molded-part get? I hear this question a lot. The easy answer is, "pretty big." The vacuum infusion process is used for large yacht hulls, giant wind turbine blades and everything in between. But...
Topics: FiberSPAN, submarine camels