May 16, 2018
Composite Advantage has been fabricating and shipping large, highly loaded fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite parts for more than a decade.
In the summer of 2013, our team supplied Haverhill, Massachusetts’ historic Rocks...
May 16, 2018
Composite Advantage has been fabricating and shipping large, highly loaded fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite parts for more than a decade.
In the summer of 2013, our team supplied Haverhill, Massachusetts’ historic Rocks...
Topics: Infrastructure, FRP Composites, vacuum infusion
May 2, 2018
The administration unveiled a plan for fixing the nation’s infrastructure in February. In 2020, federal transportation legislation will come due for renewal. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has deemed the timing right and formed...
Topics: trail bridges, rails-to-trails, Infrastructure, FRP Composites
Apr 11, 2018
In our last blog we talked about the state of the nation’s ports, the amount of freight that moves through the U.S. and what it will take to modernize and rehabilitate America’s waterfront infrastructure. Improvement plans...
Topics: waterfront infrastructure, Infrastructure, FRP Composites, FRP Resource Center, Composite Advantage, infrastructure bill
Jul 26, 2017
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) quadrennial Infrastructure Report Card for 2017 is out. The US gets a D+, a grade that's unchanged from 2013. If we break down the report card, it’s a little discouraging.
Topics: Infrastructure
May 17, 2017
Composite Advantage has been working hard on wind fairings destined for the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge that spans the Piscataqua River between Maine and New Hampshire. You may be asking, "Wait - what's a wind fairing?" Wind...
Topics: Infrastructure, bridge fairings
Jan 26, 2017
In the midst of the Rocky Mountains, surrounded by a multitude of national parks and forests, lies the mid-sized town of Missoula, Montana. As one might imagine, winters in this region are extreme and include large accumulations...
Topics: Infrastructure, Missoula, MT, pedestrian bridge decks
Apr 6, 2016
We're hearing a lot these days about reducing greenhouse gases. In the new report "On the Road Toward 2050: Potential for Substantial Reductions in Light-Duty Vehicle Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions," MIT professor of...
Topics: Infrastructure, FRP Composites
Feb 29, 2016
On the eve of Super Tuesday, Americans and Capitol Hill await the outcome as 11 states prepare to vote in both the Republican and Democratic primaries. It’s a day of judgment for each candidate – separating the chaff from the...
Topics: Infrastructure, FRP Composites
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
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