Description
This book identifies the areas where composites are successfully penetrating infrastructure applications with good prospects for the future.
A sweep across the broad panorama of composite applications reveals that there are four infrastructure sectors where composites have established themselves and continue to grow, namely:
- transportation,
- utilities,
- civil protection
- open-air public use
This book presents 81 tangible examples to illustrate some or all advantages of the composites, such as low weight, easy handling, durability, reparability, fire resistance, reduced life-cycle costs….
TABLE OF CONTENT
Section 1: Introduction – Composites and Infrastructure
- The purpose, scope and targeted audience
- The definition and scope of composites as used in infrastructure
- The breadth of composites applications in infrastructure
- Key reasons for the use of composites in infrastructure applications
- Key composite manufacturing processes used for infrastructure applications
Section 2: Overview of composites by major infrastructure segment
- The attractiveness of composites for infrastructure
- Overview of composite use in transportation infrastructure
- Transportation infrastructure example cases:
- Pedestrian & cycle transport
- Road transport
- Rail transport
- Air transport
- Water-based tranport
- Mass transit
- Overview of composite use in utilities infrastructure
- Utilities infrastructure example cases:
- Water infrastructure
- Waste water & sewage infrastructure
- Gas infrastructure
- Electricity infrastructure
- Telecommunications infrastructure
- Other utilities infrastructure
- Overview of composite use in civil protection infrastructure
- Civil protection infrastructure example cases
- Overview of composite use in open-air public infrastructure
- Open-air public example cases
Section 3: Key factors and trends relating to composites use in infrastructure applications
- In search of legitimacy
- Opportunities in new infrastructure
- Opportunities in repair, renovation, retrofitting and replacement
- Building codes and design guides
- Minimising installation or repair disruption
- Installed cost and total cost of ownership
- Continuing need for education and promotion
Section 4: Concluding thoughts on the future of composites in infrastructure
- Concluding thoughts
- Factors inhibiting growth
- Drivers and enablers of growth
- Growth perspectives
Publication date: December 2019
