Features:
The Hard Road: New Applications
for Composites and Concrete Reinforcement
Recent advances in composites used for concrete reinforcement are generating
novel opportunities for manufacturers and engineers. What do these new
advancements mean when they are placed in historical context with more
traditional reinforcement products?
By John Busel
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Fantasy Composites Shop
Despite the close loss of the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX, ACMA
Technical Services Director and longtime Eagles' fan Bob Lacovara salvaged
enough positive perspective out of the disappointment to put together this
fun but useful list of "Most Valuable Principles" - first downs
for every composites industry shop owner or manager.
By Bob Lacovara
Epoxy Resin Formulation Made Simple
When compared with the polyester crosslinking process and the properties of
polyester products, the epoxy system and product properties are far more versatile.
But, greater versatility is both good and bad.
By William T. McCarvill and A. Brent Strong
Columns:
ACMA Up Front - ACMA Executive Director and CM Publisher
Missy Henriksen provides a report card on the first 6 months of the ACMA's
Composites Growth Initiative. She also appeals for more industry support.
Reinforced Lessons - Contributing Editor Linda Clements
takes a trip back with Boeing engineer Pamela Strong and the famous German
rocket scientist, "Uncle" Wernher von Braun.
Infrastructure - The National Composites Center's Ela Kos
crunches optimistic data from live load bridge tests in Ohio.
Pulling Strings - CM's Roxanne Fraver interviews Comfort
Line's Pultrusion Technical Manager, Robert Spaans.