New Composite Bridge in Tennessee Showcases Sustainable Solution for Aging Infrastructure
IACMI: Due to the use of technologically advanced composites, the bridge deck system requires less installation time, reduces energy and construction costs, and has a 100-year lifespan
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ On the surface, it looks like any of the thousands of small, narrow two-lane bridges across America.
But a new, high-tech bridge in north central Tennessee is equipped with a fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite material bridge deck embedded with fiber optic sensors. It replaced a damaged, decades-old concrete crossing which, like thousands of rural, low-volume bridges across the state and nation, was rated structurally deficient and outdated.
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DOE Advanced Manufacturing Office Funds Next-Gen Turbine Blades and More
Feb. 23, 2021
DOE s Advanced Manufacturing Office is funding tomorrow s tech. Learn about the awards led and/or supported by NREL.
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Utility-scale wind turbine blade design and production has remained relatively unchanged over the past 25 years. A National Renewable Energy (NREL)-led project is looking to evolve beyond business as usual, with the help of a recently announced FOA award from the U.S. Department of Energy s (DOE s) Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO).
Alongside partners TPI Composites Inc., Additive Engineering Solutions (AES), Ingersoll, Vanderbilt University, and the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation