CATCHING UP ON COMPOSITES
Composite materials are now being considered a viable building material for large projects and an appropriate choice for retrofits. The United States (U.S.) has lagged behind Japan and Germany in adopting these products because they were new, untested, and lacked standards for use. Today, however, rehab and retrofit are two areas in which composites are gaining ground in the U.S. The Florida Department of Transportation, for example, repaired ten highway bridges with adhesively bonded carbon fiber material. This article describes various composite materials, from fiber-reinforced plastic to carbon-fiber-reinforced concrete. A discussion about taking composites from the laboratory to field sites is included with specific examples of the composite technology being applied.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Authors:
- Goldstein, H
- Publication Date: 1996-3
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: p. 47-49
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Serial:
- Civil Engineering
- Volume: 66
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
- ISSN: 0885-7024
- Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Applications; Composite materials; Driver rehabilitation; Laboratory tests; Performance; Retrofitting; Standards
- Uncontrolled Terms: Field performance; Rehabilitation
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Research; I32: Concrete; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00723382
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 4 1996 12:00AM