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INLAND INFRASTRUCTURE

NEW APPROACHES TO INLAND

INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL

Economical repairs are being applied to rapidly corroding steel and con- crete structures in U.S. ports and inland waterways. The new repair systems – PileMedic & SPiRe – might just be what the doctor ordered. ecent advancements in using Fiber Reinforced Poly- PORTS QUICKLY REACHING END OF mer (FRP) for major structural repair and strength- SERVICE LIFE ening of submerged marine piles made of concrete or Many of these inland waterways and ports were construct-

R even timber has led to an economical, less invasive infrastruc- ed decades ago, and their designated service life is reaching ture repair solution for inland port development compared an end. The combination of ocean spray, unexpected inland to current systems. This new composite-based system, called