A look at how emerging technologies for FRP concrete provide alternatives to traditionally used steel and glass fibers.

Evertrak, the leading manufacturer of composite railroad ties made from recycled plastic, today announced a strategic ...

A St. Louis-based manufacturer of composite railroad ties has landed an investment from a Japan-based global trading company.

Glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC ... After all concrete is placed, cover with plastic sheeting and allow to cure for a minimum of 16 hours at room temperature (73 degrees F / 23 degrees ...

While plastics are very useful on their own, they can be much stronger when reinforced and mixed with ... used for this purpose are probably glass fiber (GF) and carbon fiber (CF), these come ...

The printed templates were then cut out from cardboard, assembled, and reinforced with fiberglass and polyester ... toxic styrene fumes and irritating glass dust. After a bit of sanding and ...

Cables also include fibers of Kevlar and/or steel wires for strength and an outer sheath of plastic or Teflon for protection. For glass fibers, there are two "optical windows" where the fiber is ...

Born and her colleagues said the PV façade uses two pneumatic actuators integrated in an elastomer hybrid composite based glass fiber-reinforced plastic (GFRP). With this technology ...