THIS PAPER IS A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND ON-GOING PROGRAMS THAT UTILIZE ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION/CIVIL ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS. DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS INCLUDE COMPOSITE REINFORCEMENT OF BRIDGES AND COLUMNS AGAINST POSSIBLE SEISMIC DAMAGE AND BRIDGE STRUCTURES FROM PULTRUDED SHAPES. APPLICATIONS INCLUDE CARBON FIBER REINFORCED CEMENT CURTAIN WALLS, CARBON FIBER CABLES AS PRESTRESSED TENDONS FOR BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION, COMPOSITE FLUE GAS SCRUBBERS AND PULTRUDED SHAPES FOR A VARIETY OF BUILDING APPLICATIONS. FUTURISTICALLY, CONCEPTS ARE DESCRIBED FOR BUILDING LONG SPAN BRIDGES, AS WELL AS LONG SPAN SUSPENSION CONCEPTS FOR CARRYING POWER CABLES AND PIPE LINES OVER DIFFICULT TERRAIN. LASTLY, THE PAPER OFFERS SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT MUST BE DONE TO EDUCATE ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, AND PURCHASERS OF MATERIALS, INCLUDING SOLICITATION OF GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, TO UND
| Number of Pages : | 32 |
| Published : | 06/01/1992 |
