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KU engineers use composite materials to double life of existing bridges

Friday, 3 April 2009
LAWRENCE — A team of University of Kansas engineers is testing a new class of devices that could double the life of America’s existing bridges using composite materials.

“This is the kind of technology that will allow our existing infrastructure — as well as new bridges — to be safer for longer,” said Ron Barrett-Gonzalez, associate professor of aerospace engineering at KU. “The use of composites can double or more the life of these steel structures, and the application is created with an eye toward cost and ease of use.”

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