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Railroad Applications for Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Polymers (CFRP)


Total Credits: 1.5 including 1.5 Professional Development Hours, 1.5 Practicing Institute of Engineering

Average Rating:
   7
Speaker:
Dr. Mo Ehsani
Duration:
1 Hour 25 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
License:
Never Expires.


Description

Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) applications pertaining to railroad structures.

Learning Outcome

Introduction to material properties of FRP products; design process; field applications and comparison with conventional repair methods.

 

Proceedings

Speaker

Dr. Mo Ehsani Related Seminars and Products

QuakeWrap Inc.


Mo Ehsani, PhD, PE, SE is President of QuakeWrap Inc. and Centennial Emeritus Professor of Structural Engineering at the University of Arizona.  He pioneered the field of repair and retrofit of civil structures with Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) materials in the 1980s.  He has received numerous patents and grants from various US government agencies on applications of FRP products and has been featured on major media such as CNN, NPR, and ENR, etc. for his expertise related to failure of the infrastructure. His engineering and construction companies offer these products as turnkey solutions to their clients including the U.S. military worldwide.