Items of the latest issue, February 2005:

COBRAE Membership Info
* Delegate registration list bridge engineering with polymer composites
* Student poster session
* Abstracts of papers are now available on the COBRAE website
* Not a COBRAE Member yet?

COBRAE Members

Bridges News Flashes
* FRP in infrastructure in Europe, why a slowdown?
* Aluminium bridge deck
* Grass bridge over the 'Slachte' dike in the Netherlands
* Innovative steel fibre composite solution to restrictive city project
* ipv bridge systems: standard bridges, attractive design
* New composite structures development centre in UK
* First modular composite pole installed in Ontario's live grid
* Preventing decay in wood composites
* Golden Gate Bridge to withstand earthquake
* Structural strengthening with composites
* Revised report on strengthening concrete
* UNR scientist simulate quake to assess damage to model bridge
* UK council strengthens concrete tunnel with Sika carbon fibre
* The global composites industry saw a record growth of 8.7% in 2004
* Record results for Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
* Reinforced plastic rail guards on trial
* Invited design competition for new crossing of the river Wear, Sunderland
* SAMPE bridge building contest set for May symposium and exhibition - contest entrants invited
* Hey! Want to buy a bridge?
* Innovative precast concrete technology reduces weight of components up to 66%
* Zoltek wins contract for reinforcing concrete with carbon fiber
* UK consultants elevate cyclists with composite flyover project

WWW
* http://pacifi.ca/pick.html
* http://www.massroads.com

New Announced Events
* Life cycle assessment of composites
* 18th BIBM-congres
* 2nd International fib congress: abstract deadline March 10

Event Calendar