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Breaking New Ground: Structural Composites Applications in Defense, Infrastructure, Transportation, Power Industry and Corrosion Prevention

March 4-6, 2008 - University of Alabama at Birmingham

(Corrosion Prevention Workshop March 4 and Technical Program March 5 - 6)

Table of Contents:

March 4, 2008 - Symposium on the Uses of FRP in Corrosion Control

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Introduction to Symposium

Overview of Uses of FRP to Control Corrosion in Industrial Applications

Chemistry of Resins Used in Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics

Veils and Reinforcements for Corrosion Resistant FRP Equipment

Design of FRP and Dual Laminate Tanks per RTP-1

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

FRP Piping and Fitting Design

Pipe System Analysis and Support Design

Inspection and Maintenance of FRP

Simple, But Essential, Requirements for Successful FRP Applications

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Keynote - Role of Technology in the Growth of Birmingham and Alabama

March 5, 2008 - Transportation

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

A Comprehensive Research Program to Develop Commodity Scale Lower Cost Carbon Fiber

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Fiber Thermoplastic: An Innovative Rail Car Application

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

The Creation of the Automotive Research Alliance

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Non-woven Fabrics for Gas Diffusion Layers in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Manufacture and Characterization of Mechanical Properties of Thermoplastic Nanocomposites

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Industrial Applications for Carbon Fiber Composites

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Thermoplastic Composite Technologies for Mass Transit and Light Rail

Military

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

A Collaborative Approach in the Development of Mass-Efficient Warfighter Materials

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Modular Ballistic Protection System

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Thermoplastic Composites Improve the Cost Performance of Ballistic Panels

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Use of Aluminum Foam for Blast Mitigation

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Composite Structures for Army Missile and Aviation Applications

4:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.

Computational Modeling of Composites for Impact and Blast Loading

4:20 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.

Use of Polymeric Materials for Protective Structures Applications

4:40 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Advanced Composite Materials for Enhanced Warfighter Survivability and Mobility; the Current and Future Roll of Composites in Protective Materials

March 6, 2008 - Infrastructure / Power Industry

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Use of FRP in the Power Industry -- A Utility Perspective

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

A Get In & Get Out Products for Reinforced Concrete Bridge Decks

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

TBD

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Meaning and Measurement of the HDBs and Regression Lines for Composite Pipes

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Innovative Manufacturing Process Provides New Life for Aging Pipelines

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

An Innovative Fabrication Method Eliminating In-Situ Winding for FRP Chimney Liners

11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.

Preforming Processes for Structural Preforms

11:20 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.

Intumescent Mats: An Effective Means of Providing Fire Protection

11:40 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Testing of Fiber Reinforced Composites

Emerging Technologies

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

The Future of Structures: 2030 and Beyond

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Nanocomposites: Opportunities and Challenges

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Overview of E-Glass Sizing Technology, Applications, and Glass Converting Techniques

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Large Infused FRP Parts for Structurally Demanding Infrastructure Applications

4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Continuous and Discontinuous Fiber Reinforced Plastics: Properties, Applications, and New Developments

4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Durable Functional Coloring for High-Strength Materials

5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Incubation Support for Light Weight Materials Development