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Polymer Composites II

Composites Applications in Infrastructure Renewal and Economic Development

By: Robert C. Creese (Editor)

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Hardcover | 13 November 2001 | Edition Number 2

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Based on polymer conferences held in 1999 and 2001, Polymer Composites II: Composites Applications in Infrastructure Renewal and Economic Development is a collection of status reports, success stories, and new opportunities from specific composite applications in infrastructure renewal that provide insight to the resulting economic development and effects. This volume brings together multidisciplinary experts involved with polymer composites who validate their design, construction, and performance and present the role that composites play in infrastructure renewal, detail the technical and regualtory barriers, identify helpful agencies, and estimate the possibilities of economic development.

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Preface	p. ix
Status Reports and Success Stories
Use of Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Composite Panels to Replace the Superstructure for Bridge 351 on N387A over Muddy Run	p. 3
New York's Experience with FRP Bridge Decks	p. 21
PennDOT's First FRP Deck	p. 33
Replacement of the Bridge on MD 24 over Deer Creek in Harford County, Maryland, Utilizing a Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Deck	p. 43
Twenty-Five-Year Experience with Polymer Concrete Overlays on Bridge Decks	p. 58
Development, Testing, and Deployment of FRP Structures	p. 70
Design Methodologies, Construction, and Design Codes
Three Examples of Practical Design and Manufacturing Ideas for the Emerging Composites Infrastructure Industry	p. 89
ACI and International Codes	p. 99
Design Philosophy of FRP Composite Structures	p. 106
Constructing the Market Street Bridge	p. 117
Durability and Environmental Issues
Durability Issues of Composites in Cold Regions	p. 125
Strengthening of Highway Bridges with FRP Composites	p. 137
Recycling Polymer and Polymer Composite Materials: A Review	p. 147
Evaluating and Introducing Proprietary Composite Products into the Highway Marketplace: HITEC	p. 158
Economic Development Issues
FRP Composites Industry Challenges in Developing New Markets	p. 165
A Regional Approach to Recycling End-of-Life Electronics: The Mid-Atlantic Recycling Center for End-of-Life Electronics (MARCEE)	p. 172
FRP Composite Bridge Decks: Barriers to Market Development	p. 180
New Products, Materials, Processes, and Applications
Testing Composites for Long-Term Performance	p. 189
Unique Designs Using Foam and Balsa Core Composite Structure for Mass Transit Buses, Ships, and Bridge Decks	p. 203
Composite Materials for Railroad Infrastructure	p. 214
Use of FRP Composites in Civil Works Structures	p. 235
Author Index	p. 245
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