Road Mapping Workshop Report on Overcoming Barriers to Adoption of Composites in Sustainable Infrastructure

Published

December 20, 2017

Author(s)

Richard J. Sheridan, Jeffrey W. Gilman, John Busel, David Hartman, Gale A. Holmes, Daniel Coughlin, Paul Kelley, Dustin Troutman, Jim Gutierrez, Charles Bakis, Robert Moser, Ellen Lackey, James R. Fekete, Stephanie S. Watson, Jae Hyun Kim, Aaron M. Forster, Ajay Krishnamurthy, Bharath NMN Natarajan, William O'Donnell

Abstract

The February 2017 “Road Mapping Workshop on Overcoming Barriers to Adoption of Composites in Infrastructure” brought together designers, manufacturers, researchers, and end-users to identify barriers and potential solutions. Composite products produced in the US offer durable, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions in a variety of infrastructure applications as diverse as dams, levees, bridges, highways, railroads, harbors, utility poles, and buildings. The overall goal of the workshop was to enable the adoption of world-leading US composite technology, thereby saving construction costs, and creating a durable 21st century infrastructure that supports economic growth. The workshop was a seminal event; it was the first time that such a complete cross section of interests was assembled to address the specific issue of enabling composites adoption in infrastructure. The meeting identified three activities (Durability Testing, Design Data Clearinghouse, and Training and Education) that, if enacted, will facilitate wider adoption of technology that is more reliable, durable, and cost effective. The workshop resulted in a roadmap for addressing barriers to the adoption of composites in infrastructure.

Citation

Special Publication (NIST SP) - 1218

Report Number

1218

NIST Pub Series

Special Publication (NIST SP)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

Download Paper

DOI Link

Citation

Sheridan, R. , Gilman, J. , Busel, J. , Hartman, D. , Holmes, G. , Coughlin, D. , Kelley, P. , Troutman, D. , Gutierrez, J. , Bakis, C. , Moser, R. , Lackey, E. , Fekete, J. , Watson, S. , , J. , Forster, A. , Krishnamurthy, A. , , B. and O'Donnell, W. (2017), Road Mapping Workshop Report on Overcoming Barriers to Adoption of Composites in Sustainable Infrastructure, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1218 (Accessed April 19, 2024)