Advanced Material Development and Manufacturing, with Focus on Infrastructure Renovation

Volume 2 - Issue 2

Hota Ganga Rao*¹, Maurice A² and Jo Ann Wadsworth³

Received: May 04, 2018;   Published: May 16, 2018

DOI: 10.32474/TCEIA.2018.02.000135

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Abstract

Efficient infrastructure systems such as highways, bridges, buildings, pipelines, flood control systems, and utilities are all necessary for economy growth and a high standard of living. However, our infrastructure is in a dire state, as the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) report card gives the.com infrastructure a grade of D+. ASCE attributes the bulk of this low grade to the funding gap of about $2.00 trillion between revenue and infrastructure needs, which in turn costs each household $3,400 per year (ASCE, 2016). Advanced Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composite materials, comprised of two or more constituent materials, offer a more efficient use of taxpayer dollars compared to conventional materials. FRP composites can provide favourable material properties and enhanced service life, including noncorrosiveness and high strength to weight ratio.

Abbrevations: ASCE: American Society of Civil Engineers; FRP: Fibre Reinforced Polymer; NSF: National Science Foundation; CICI: Center for Integration of Composites into Infrastructure; UCRC: University Cooperative Research Center; AM: Additive Manufacturing

Introduction| Progression of Composites in Civil Infrastructure| Technology Transfer| Design Codes| Mass Production of Advanced Composite Materials| Additive Manufacturing (AM) for Rehabilitation of Constructed Facilities| Barriers for Broader Use of Advance Composites| Summary| Note|