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Figure 7. A short-span composite bridge is load tested shortly after its installation in 1994. The bridge is still in service today. nsaturated polyester and vinylester resin composites have proven successful in minimising the effects ofcorrosion and chemical attack.Besidesproviding chemical resistance,thesecomposites can be designed take highstructural loads making them ideally suitedfor infrastructure.These composites perform well in applications requiring resistance tocorrosion in damp soil conditions,acids,oxidising agents,metal salts,reducing gasesand sulphur gases.Quality infrastructurecomposite...

Figure 3. A composite rinse tank for processing nutritional products is installed. the interior surface was finished offwith C-veil in an FDA-approved vinyl ester.The tank is 10.03 m in diameter by 16.85 m high (32 ft, 10 inches by 55 ft,4 inches).Wall thickness tapers from 53.6 mm (2.11 inches) near the bottom knuckle to 9.9 mm (0.39 inches) at the top.The thickness at the finished bottom knuckle is 108 mm (4.25 inches),including the laminate used to bond the knuckle to the wall.After complete assembly,the vessel wassteam-heated at 71-82C (160-180аF) for 16hours to effect final cure and extract...