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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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

To Steel Or Not To Steel – That Is The Question. Steel has issues. At the 2015 Congressional Steel Caucus “State of Steel” Hearing, illegal dumping, currency manipulation and a string of...

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...

What do restaurants, cruise vacations and the fashion industry have in common? They're all "going green" in 2015. What is "going green?" It's minimizing environmental impact, while...

Car-to-car communication, 3-D printing, social robots and “sense and avoid” drones all sound a bit like science fiction. The media is calling these 2015 headliners “disruptive” technologies...