Construction industry is one of the largest user of composite materials. Today composites are used in making of utility poles, bridge structures, cooling towers, structural beams, bath tubs, and many more. The construction engineering experts and engineers agree that the U.S. infrastructure is in bad shape, particularly the highway bridges. Forty-two percents of nation’s bridges need repair and considered obsolete, according to Federal Highway Administration officials. The driving force for the use of glass and carbon reinforced plastics for bridge applications is reduced installation, handling, repair and life-cycle costs as well as improved corrosion and durability. It also saves significant amount of time for repair and installation and thus minimizes blockage of traffic.

Composite usage in earthquake and seismic retrofit activity is also increasing. The columns wrapped by glass/epoxy, carbon/epoxy, and aramid/epoxy show good potential for these applications.

Some of the consulting services offered by Lucintel for the marine industry are:

• Opportunity screening
• Technology assessment
• Market assessment
• Due diligence
• Trend and forecast analysis
• Brand research
• Qualitative and quantitative market research

Contact us at helpdesk@Lucintel.com or call us at 972-636-5056 with your project needs. We will be glad to submit you a proposal.