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Sep 5, 2018

We often think of bridges as the best means to move vehicles, passengers, and cargo over waterways. However, there is another method for moving goods from one shore to another.

Aug 29, 2018

America’s infrastructure scored a D+ in 2017. The grade was compiled by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Twenty-eight dedicated civil engineers pored over data and reports, talked with technical and industry experts and...

Aug 22, 2018

Every project at Composite Advantage involves numerous entities working together to bring it to completion. The Dominion Power project was no exception. The project involved replacing the Virginia transmission towers’...

Aug 15, 2018

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In just five days, the members of Flushing High School’s theater club from Flushing, New York, will premiere an original musical at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland.  The Fringe, as it’s affectionately...

Aug 8, 2018

Cantilever bridges take their name from the horizontal structural members that support the bridge’s weight on a single end. The supported end is tethered to a pier or piling so that the unsupported end can bear the weight of the...

Aug 1, 2018

In May, organizations and communities across the country participated in the 6th annual National Infrastructure Week. The event’s theme was “The Future Won't Wait. Neither Can We. It's #TimeToBuild.”

Jul 25, 2018

Railway infrastructure projects in the past were limited to just a few materials—such as wood, steel, and concrete—to create platforms for pedestrians and commuters. But over time, these materials no longer met the increasing...

Jul 18, 2018

I attended the International Bridge Conference in Washington DC in June to present at the fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) workshop and educate attendees on FRP for Bridges in the exhibit booth sponsored by the American Composite...

Jul 11, 2018

American bridges are largely made of reinforced concrete, both precast and cast-in-place. Prized by engineers for its strength and low initial costs, it can be found in crossings across the country, from pedestrian overpasses...

Jul 3, 2018

It’s Independence Day or as most of us refer to the holiday that honors the United States’ adoption of the Declaration of Independence—the Fourth of July. Many of us will hit the roads and take advantage of our nation’s...