Composite material structures formed from fiberglass reinforced thermoset resins are a cost-effective approach to serviceable corrosion resistant structures. Though the number of producers of load bearing structures made from this class of materials is continually increasing, the end users are not as familiar with these designs as they are with structures designed from the more traditional materials. Even though fiberglass reinforced plastic materials are different in composition and behavior from steel and concrete, successful, cost-effective and serviceable structures can be designed and built, using techniques not all that different.

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Steel structures, Buildings, Materials, Manufacturing, Structures, Inspection, Deflection, Fiberglass, Equipment, Construction, Corrosion resistance, Resins, Thermoset
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1984
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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