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Infrastructure

Infrastructure 1 Dec 2004

Composites Cut Costs Of Repairing Corrosion-Prone Systems

Composites materials and processing methods extend the useful life of noncomposite structures in industrial and infrastructure systems.

Wind/Energy 1 Nov 2004

Editorial - 11/1/2004

The big issue at the recent Intertech conference in Hamburg was Is there enough affordable PAN-based carbon fiber to meet projected demand? More to the point, where will that demand come from and is it real? End users, especially outside the aerospace arena, say they are having trouble getting enough fiber and

Weaving 1 Nov 2004

Are high-temp thermosets ready to go commercial?

Developed for the U.S. military, these high-performance matrices are branching out into wider use.

Infrastructure 1 Oct 2004

Composites Past, Present and Future

Scott Hemphill is president of Hardcore Composites (New Castle, Del., U.S.A.). He earned a BS in engineering from the University of Delaware and since has accumulated 24 years of experience in the construction and composites industries. Hemphill holds three composites-related patents and currently has two additional

Infusion 1 Oct 2004

Racing Veteran Fine-tunes Classic Competitive Concept

Hand layup of reinforced epoxy yields hybrid luxury powerboat/offshore racer.

Infrastructure 1 Sep 2004

Carbon composites move beyond racing yachts into commercial and military marine applications.

Marine carbon composites move beyond racing yachts into commercial and military vessels.

Out of Autoclave 1 Aug 2004

Composites on the Line

Electric utilities are ripe for conversion from wood power poles and cross-arms and steel-cored conductive cables to composite constructions, but most must still be persuaded.

Adhesives 1 Jul 2004

Carbon/teak swim ladder adds indestructible, elegant touch to yacht fittings

After custom composites fabricator GMT Composites (Bristol, R.I., U.S.A.) completed a carbon composite passerelle (foot bridge) and a lifting deck and transom for a custom 90-ft ketch under construction in Rockport, Maine, U.S.A., the impressed customer requested that GMT custom build a folding swim ladder to match

Out of Autoclave 1 May 2004

Newer surfacing films reduce surface on demolded composite parts

A wide variety of products reduces finishing costs in many applications.

1 Apr 2004

A guide to selection of methacrylate, urethane and epoxy adhesives

A practical examination of the complexities of adhesive selection.