Sessions 1-22

The papers are downloadable by session only. If you have a single paper you would like, please contact Lauren McCaughey.

Session #1:
Braiding and Fabrics: Advanced Reinforcement Architecture opens new horizons

• Commercial Applications for Novel Braided Preform Constructions
• Andrew A. Head
• Development of Braided Pultrusion Process
• Tadashi Uozumi, Yasuo Hisa, Asami Nakai, Nobuo Takeda, Hiroyuki Hamada, Koji Kameo
• Braiding Applications for Civil Infrastructure
• Douglas T. Thomson
• Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites by Micro-Braiding Process
• Hiroyuki Hamada, Masahide Sakaguchi, Asami Nakai, Nobuo Takeda
• Braided Reinforcements Reduce Material Costs and Molding Cycle Time Making Composite Products More Affordable
• Jeff Martin
• The Manufacture of Thermoplastic Prepreg Fabrics
• Luke J. Ammann

Session #2:
The evolution of RTM

• A New Instrument for Monitoring the Resin Flow Front and Cure in RTM and Other Resin Infusion Processes
• David D. Shepard
• Using Taguchi Methodology to Control and Improve the RTM Process
• Raymond E. Thompson
• Mold Filling and Curing Analysis in Vacuum-Assisted Resin Transfer Molding (VARTM) - SCRIMP
• Xiudong Sun, Shoujie Li, Jun Ni, L. James Lee
• Introduction to a New Production-Oriented, Two Sided Resin Transfer Molding Process for Composites: VIMP
• David A. Loving, Jerry Loving, Randy Sargent, Richard D. Sudduth, Kenneth T. Posey
• Experimental Verification of a Cure Model for Closed Molds with Internal and External Heat Sources
• Renata S. Engel, Steven A. Weller, Devon Farren

Session #3:
Components for achieving high performance Composites

• A Short Guide to the Formulation of Exterior-Durable Composites
• Paul A. Rettinger, Selby M. Brannon, Jeffery D. Lewis
• Non-Halogenated Flame Retardant System Utilizing Alumina Trihydrate
• Wai-Ming Johnson Kan, Samuel E. Midgett III, Paris W. Chen
• The Bonding and Metallocene-Like Catalysis of Particulate and Fiber Reinforced Thermosets and Thermoplastics Using Neoalkoxy Titanates and Zirconates
• Salvatore J. Monte
• Processing and Properties of Composites Made from Commingled Fiberglass/Thermoplastic
• Samuel J. Osten
• Spaced Reinforcement Fibers for Reduced Density and Improved Economics
• Steven G. Katz, Darryl A. Payne
• Structural Bonding of Dissimilar Materials with Methacrylate Adhesive
• Daniel Leeser, Kan Lambert

Session #4:
Concrete and Masonry repair and upgrade:Composites increase the service life of Structures

• Fabrication and Installation of Modular FRP Composite Bridge Deck
• Roberto Lopez-Anido, Dustin L. Troutman, John F. Busel
• Fatigue and Failure Evaluation of Modular FRP Composite Bridge Deck
• Roberto Lopez-Anido, Hota V. S. GangaRao, Paul A. Howdyshell, L. D. Stephenson
• Structural Testing of a Composite Material - Highway Bridge
• Dean C. Foster, George C. Goble, Jeffrey L. Schultz, Brett C. Commander, Douglas L. Thomson
• Feasibility Study of FRP Composite Deck-and-Stringer Bridges
• Hani A. Salim, Julio F. Davalos, Pizhong Qiao
• Methods of Installation and the Structural Analysis of Two Short Span Composite Highway Bridges
• Dan Richards, Chris Dumlao, Mark Henderson, Dean Foster
• Design Methodology for Composite Bridges
• Stephen M. Andersen, Daniel D. Coppens

Session #5:
SMC/ BMC pushes the envelope

• SMC Resin Systems Based on Recycled Raw Materials
• Cindy L. Smith, Arno Montorfano, Giovanni De Santis
• The Relationship Between Diameter of Dispersed LPA Particles and Color-Uniformity
• Shinichi Nonaka, Kenichi Hamada, Shuji Tonogai, Hirokazu Yamada
• A New Low Cost Thickenable Vinyl Ester for SMC
• William Hager, John Young
• New Developments in Low Profile Additives: Low Viscosity Poly (Vinyl Acetate) LPA's
• K. E. Atkins, R. L. Seats, G. C. Rex, G. Behar, C. G. Reid
• Process Parameters for Molding Low Temperature/Low Pressure SMC
• Steven P. Hardebeck, James Priest
• Development of New Low Temperature and Low Pressure Molding Including Gel Coat System
• T. Yoshida, K. Akiyama, H. Miyashita, T. Shibata

Session #6:
Product Development leading to infrastructure and Construction Market Opportunities

• FRP Anchors: A Better Way to Stabilize Loose Soils or Rock
• Luigi Giamundo, Antonio Nanni
• Rehabilitation of Steel Structures Using Advanced Composites and Adhesives
• Ayman S. Mosallam
• One Piece Construction FlowGRiP FRP Plank Flooring Improves Safety in Industrial Work Areas
• John Freeman
• Coaxial Fiberglass Pipe for Containment and Impact Resistance
• Joie L. Folkers
• Impact of Material Selection, Structural Detailing and Environment on the Structural Durability of Pultruded Composites
• Ayman S. Mosallam
• Evaluating and Introducing Proprietary Composite Products into the Highway Marketplace: HITEC
• David Reynaud, Nicole Testa

Session #7:
Pultruded Composites for the Infrastucture: Actual and theoretical Applications of Pultruded Composites for Infrastucture Construction

• Static and Fatigue Performance of a Square Tube and Plate Type Fiberglass Composite Bridge Deck System
• Michael D. Hayes, John J. Lesko, Thomas E. Cousins, Don Ohanehi, Dan Witcher, Glen Barefoot
• Design of a 4 Poster House: An Innovative FRP Structural System
• G. Eric Johansen, Anne G. Tyng, Roy J. Wilson, Cyrena LaVine, Charles C. Keener II
• A Fiber Reinforced Plastic Bridge Made from Pultruded Structural Sections
• Hector Estrada
• Installed and Life Cycle Costs Are Composites' Advantage Over Steel
• John P. Drury, Shane E. Weyant
• Cutting through the Glass Ceiling: A Report on the Development of an Innovative In-Line Machining Center to Economically Fabricate Pultrusions for Civil Engineering Applications
• W. Brandt Goldsworthy, David W. Johnson
• Effect of Processing Parameters on the Iosipescu Shear Strength of Various Pultruded Glass/Epoxy and Graphite/Epoxy Composites
• Denise Theobald, James G. Vaughan, Ellen Lackey, Ken Blount

Session #8:
Composites Recycling: A cost effective Solution for a changing World

• Recycling Thermoset Composites in the United States
• J. P. Simmons
• Recycling of Post Consumer Composites in Europe
• Peter Schaefer
• An Automotive Company View of Thermoset Recycling
• Herman Phlegm
• Thermoset Composite Recycling: A Successful Case Study
• Wil Conner
• The Future of Recycling: Composites Recycling Development
• Joseph S. McDermott

Session #9:
Corrosion- Resistant FRP Applications

• New Developments in Resins for Use in the Manufacturing of Piping, Tanks, Baffles, and Other Equipment Used in the Pulp and Paper Industry
• David J. Herzog, Todd B. Brown
• Anticorrosion Material for the Internal Surface of Steel Piping
• Hitoshi Yamazaki, Kouji Arakawa, Keiji Kimura, Kazuyuki Tanaka
• Field Erected FRP Scrubbers for Chemical Process Applications
• Ollearis Company
• Long-Term Behavior of Long Fiber Reinforced Composites with Partial-Cured Resin Systems
• J. Wolfrum, G. W. Ehrenstein, M. A. Avondet
• State of the Art Sewer Rehabilitation with Polyester Felt Composites
• Fred Hofstadt

Session #10:
No formal papers submitted

Session #11:
Compliance Strategies for the next century

• Styrene Toxicology Update
• Jack Snyder
• Clean Air Act Update
• John Schweitzer
• Study of Emissions from Boat Building
• John McKnight
• Rotary Concentrator Followed by Thermal or Catalytic Oxidation - A Hybrid Approach to Economical Styrene Abatement
• Ajay Gupta, Jim Stone
• Growth Can Be Environmentally Friendly
• Mae Zyjewski, Christine Fricker, Jim Novotny, Corey Spangler, Louise Barton, Gary Huvard
• Biological Treatment of Emissions from Pultrusion
• Raj Mirpuri

Session #12:
Advancements and unique Pultrusion processing Technologies

• Investigation of the Pressure Behavior in a Pultrusion Die for Fiberglass Composites
• Kevin S. Raper, Jeffrey A. Roux, Tyrus A. McCarty, James G. Vaughan
• Integral Core-Filled Pultrusion Processing Technology Offers Costs Competitive with Wood and PVC While Improving Numerous Mechanical Properties
• Barry Sturman-Mole, Jeff Martin
• Dispelling the Myths and Defining What's Important to Consider When Purchasing Pultrusion Equipment
• Victor E. Leonino
• Three Dimensional Pultrusion Processing Technology Promises to Redefine the Limits of Pultruded Product Design in High Volume Application Processing
• Michael E. Mulvihill, Rick Pauer, Sean Walsh, Charles R. McClaskey, Jeff Martin
• Design of FRP Beams in Engineering Practice
• Julio F. Davalos, Pizhong Qiao, Ever J. Barbero, Dustin Troutman, Lalith Galagedera
• Composite Intake Louvers for Military Ships
• Michael J. Champa, William J. Carroll, Lyn L. Carter, John W. Robinson

Session #13:
Concrete Repair and Rehabilation: Composites increase service life of structures

• Filament Wound Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns - Computational Simulation
• Christopher L. Mullin, Robert M. Hackett, Gloria L. Ma
• Repair and Upgrade of Prestressed Concrete Beams Using Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymeric Composite Materials
• Orange S. Marshall, Jr., Pamalee A. Brady
• Upgrade and Monitoring of Unreinforced Masonry Structures Using Fiber Reinforced Polymers
• Robert Quattrone, Justin Berman, Jason Kamphaus
• Strength, Durability and Health Monitoring of Composites Overlays on Civil Engineering Structures
• Victor Giurgiutiu, Jed Lyons, Michael Petrou, Sandip Dutta, Craig A. Rogers
• Infrastructure Retrofit Design via Composite Mechanics
• Christos C. Chamis, Pascal K. Gotsis
• Evaluation of Polymer Concrete Overlay for FRP Composite Bridge Deck
• Roberto Lopez-Anido, Hota V. S. GangaRao, Venkata R. Vedam, Richard J. Pauer

Session #14:
Polymers, Developments in low and ni VOC polymers

• Reduction of Styrene Emissions from Gel Coats in Open-Molding Operations
• Glenn Wigington, Pirjo Nissila
• Development of Polybenzoxazines: A New Class of High Performance, Ring-Opening Phenolic Resins with Superb Balance of Physical and Mechanical Properties
• Hatsuo Ishida
• Vinyl Ester Networks
• E. Burts, H. Li, M. A. F. Robertson, K. E. Verghese, J. J. Lesko, J. S. Riffle
• New Low-Smoke, Low-Styrene MMA-Free Flame-Retardant Polyester Resin System for Mass Transit Applications
• R. D. Martens, M. C. Siegel
• Low Styrene Emissions with Laminating Resins Modified with Methacrylate Monomers
• Richard Costin Michael Bailey

Session #15:
Compression Molding

• Constitutive Model for Themomechanical Behavior of Curing Thermosetting Polymers
• Philipp Ehrenstein, Richard Theriault, Tim Osswald, Johannes Wolfrum
• Optimization of the Compression (Injection/Compression) Molding Process Using Numerical Simulation
• Bruce Davis, Richard Theriault, Tim Osswald
• Analysis of Slippage Deformation during SMC Compression Molding
• Hajime Naito, Tomomi Hasegawa, Hiroyuki Hamada
• Forming and Curing Analysis of Compression Molding of SMC/BMC
• Jun Ni, Wei-Tsu Wu, Andy Tang, L. James Lee

Session #16:
Concrete Reinforcement: AN FRP solution

• Characterization of GFRP Ribbed Rod Used for Reinforced Concrete Construction
• Antonio Nanni, Sami Rizkalla, Amr A. Abdelrahman, Charles E. Bakis, Jonathan O. Conrad
• Behavior of FRP Tendon/Anchor Systems under Accelerated Sustained Loading
• Charles E. Bakis, William K. Dye, Antonio Nanni
• Fabrication and Testing of Hybrid FRP - Concrete Columns
• Amir Mirmiran, Michel Samaan, Mohsen Shahawy
• Influence of Sizing Chemistry and Resin Type on the Alkali Resistance of Pultruded Bars
• Edward A. Martine, Yongsheng Hou
• A New Generation of Fiber Reinforcd Polymer Rebars for Construction
• Salem Faza, William Mathers, Rick Pauer

Session #17: Enhancements in Composites Manfacturing: A Comparative Examination of Processing Technology

• Filament Winding of Thick Composite Rings with High Radial Accretion Rates
• Christopher W. Gabrys, Charles E. Bakis
• Filament Winding Composite Elbows
• Chihdar Yang, Richard H. Lea
• Competitive Advantage Among Processes
• Joseph S. McDermott
• Enhancements in Rubber Tooling/Composite Fabrication
• John E. Thomas
• Modeling and Simulation of Thermoset Laminate Processing
• Richard P. Theriault, Tim A. Osswald, Jose' Castro
• Modeling the Cost Benefits of Composites
• Raja Mohan

Session #18
FRp Behavior under Load: Evaluating Performance in construction Applications

• Design and Construction of a Composite Testing Frame
• T. Russell Gentry, William C. Davis
• LRFD Approach for Channel Section FRP Columns
• Zia Razzaq, Ram Prabhakaran, Mike M. Sirjani
• Torsion of Thin-Walled FRP Composite Sections
• Hani A. Salim, Sam A. Kiger, Julio F. Davalos
• Load Test Evaluation of FRP Composite Columns
• Robert Yuan, Dustin Troutman
• Flexural Behavior and LRFD Approach for FRP-Reinforced Thermoplastic Beams
• Zia Razzaq, Hilmi Coskun, Xiaojing Li, Ram Prabhakaran, Robert Beach

Session #19:
Pultrusion Material and Process Optimization techniques

• The Effect of Different Continuous Strand Mats on Pultrusion Property Performance
• Clint Smith, Stacey McEwen, Jeff Tillison
• A Case Study of Pultrusion Process Optimization of a Sludge Flight Profile - Part A: Off-Line Thermal Modeling
• Joseph E. Sumerak
• Thermally Triggered Promoters Combined with High Activity Peroxides in Unsaturated Polyester and Vinyl Ester Pultrusion Applications
• Steven P. Bitler, David A. Kamp, Paul A. Meyers, Michele C. Johnson, Hanno Wolf, Eloy C. Martinez
• UV Durability of Polyester/Glass Composites Exposed to Accelerated Weathering Simulating a South Florida Environment
• Thomas A. Chenock, Jr., William J. Carroll, Charles E. Steadman, Jr.
• Promoted vs. Traditional Initiator Cure Systems for Pultrusion
• Ellen Lackey, James G. Vaughan, Reshma Shanku
• A Case Study of Pultrusion Process Optimization of a Sludge Flight Profile - Part B: Off-Line Thermal Model Verification
• Ronald W. Allison, Joseph A. Grove, Joseph E. Sumerak

Session #20:
Polymer Developments for FRP Composites

• Cure of Vinyl Ester Resins for Low Temperature Applications: Kinetic and Rheological Changes
• Ling Li, L. James Lee
• Effect of LPA and Resin Type on Shrinkage Control of Unsaturated Polyester Resins at Low Temperature Cure
• Wen Li, L. James Lee
• Application and Blending System for Reactive Resin Systems
• Xia Herb Turner
• Designed Polymeric Interphases for Vinyl Ester Composites
• M. Bump, M. A. F. Robertson, K. E. Verghese, N. Broyles, M. Flynn, J. J. Lesko, J. S. Riffle

Session #21:
Improving the surface, color apperance and durability of Composites Products

• Colorants and Processes for Colored Composite Applications
• Jeffrey D. Lewis, Paul A. Rettinger, Selby M. Brannon
• Evaluation of Curing Agents Using DSC
• Norihisa Ujikawa, Masumi Takamura, Tatsuya Kojima
• Appearance In-Mold Coatings for Indoor and Outdoor Applications
• Douglas S. McBain, Elliott J. Straus
• Utilizing Fourier Transform Near Infrared (FT-NIR) to Monitor Key Chemical Characteristics in the Manufacture of Thermoset Plastics
• Larry P. Landis, David G. Cameron
• Creep and Creep-Rupture Behavior of a Continuous Strand, Swirl Mat Reinforced Polymer Composite in Automotive Environments
• W. Ren, C. R. Brinkman
• A New Interphase Concept Makes Reliable FRP!
• Hiroyuki Hamada, Satoru Hayasaki, Kazuo Kitagawa

Session #22:
Composite-Reinforces wood in construction

• Durability of Composite/Wood Bonded Interfaces in Practical Applications
• Pizhong Qiao, Julio F. Davalos, Brent Trimble, Raymond Bender, Harve Dailey, Jr.
• Finite-Element Analysis and Experimental Investigations on the FRP Reinforced Replacement Rafters Used in the Wingspread Project
• Dan A. Tingley, Chunxu Gai, Ping Cheng
• FRP Reinforcement of Douglas Fir and Western Hemlock Glulam Beams
• H. J. Dagher, S. M. Shaler, J. Poulin, B. Abdel-Magid, W. Tjoelker, Borjen Yeh
• Center for Advanced Engineered Wood Composites in Construction: Research and Demonstration Projects
• Habib J. Dagher, S. Shaler, E. Landis, B. Abdel-Magid
• Creep Behavior of FRP-Reinforced Glulam Beams
• Habib J. Dagher, J. Breton, S. Shaler, B. Abdel-Magid