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SISCO-FC FRP Fixings Supplied to Geoscience Australia, Macquarie Island – Sub Antarctic

SISCO-FC FRP Fixings for Geoscience Australia, Macquarie Island – Sub Antarctic   After rigorous sample testing, SIS have supplied Geoscience Australia in conjunction with the Australian Antarctic Division with a shipment of SISCo-FC FRP Fixings, that included large diameter threaded rod, hexagonal flanged nuts and accessories. Geoscience Australia has a magnetic observatory (making it mandatory […]

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SIS Project Director, Luigi Rossi visits FiberCore Europe in Rotterdam

Last week SIS Project Director, Luigi Rossi visited FiberCore Europe in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Luigi spent a week studying the manufacturing process and working through a range of exciting upcoming projects for SIS in Oceania. Luigi is pictured with the founders of the patented InfraCore Technology, Simon de Jong and Jan Peeters – Global pioneers

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4 SIS FiberCore Golf Bridges Installed in Australia

SIS & FiberCore Europe have just completed the fabrication, supply & installation of 4 FRP composite golf bridges within the Australian & New Zealand marketplace. An exciting time for #composites in infrastructure with product design life of 100 years. A very satisfied customer, The Castle Hill Country Club in Sydney, Australia – the video says it all!

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SIS Visits Technical University of Delft, The Netherlands

SIS Visits Technical University of Delft, The Netherlands   Last week, our Director – Structures, Nick Wotton visited the Technical University of Delft in The Netherlands and met with Dr. Marko Pavlovic – Assistant Professor of Steel & Composite Structures – Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences. TU Delft is ranked 4th in the 2019

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FiberCore SIS 18m Clear Span Composite Bridge for The Municipality of Rotterdam

FiberCore SIS Bridge for The Municipality of Rotterdam FiberCore Europe have recently manufactured and supplied an 18 metre clear-span, 5m wide FRP bridge to The Municipality of Rotterdam. This elegant prefabricated single element composite bridge is a wonderful addition to this vibrant city’s open space parklands and replaces an outdated and degrading structure.   All

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SIS Collaboration with University of Southern Queensland’s’ Centre for Future Materials – FiberCore® Infracore®

Members of SIS’ structures team along with representatives from FiberCore Europe have recently met with the University of Southern Queensland’s’ (USQ) Centre for Future Materials, who are one of the world’s leading authorities on FRP composite testing and engineering.   The Centre for Future Materials (CFM) has gained a reputation for pioneering research and development

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SIS Hosts FiberCore Europe at the 9th Australian Small Bridges Conference

Sustainable Infrastructure Systems (Aust.) Pty Ltd last week hosted FiberCore Europe’s General Manager, Mr Jan Kroon and Dr. Martijn Veltkamp, Senior Design Engineer at the 9th Australian Small Bridges Conference on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.   Mr. Kroon & Dr. Veltkamp gave a presentation at the conference on their Infracore® patented FRP bridge technology

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SIS Fibre Reinforced Polymer FRP Bridges – Guidance for Designers

Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Bridges – Guidance for Designers – It has been a natural progression to consider #FRP in the construction of new bridges. Progress in the uptake of FRP for bridge engineering has been partly restricted by the lack of suitable design standards and guidance for the use of these materials to enable technically efficient

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World Record 42m – Prefabricated FRP Bridge Delivered to Belgium

The longest prefabricated FRP composite bridge in the world manufactured by FiberCore Europe B.V. was recently delivered from their factory in Rotterdam to its final destination – Bruges in the Flemish region of Belgium, during the night on the Dutch and Flemish motorways.   With a length of 42 metres, the bridge is longer than

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SIS – InfraCore FRP Deck on Motorway Bridge, The Netherlands

It is important in road infrastructure to deliver projects in a timely manner, so that the disruption to motorists is minimised.   Road bridges can be particularly problematic, due to their traditionally long construction time.   SIS – FiberCore® has addressed this problem with an innovative solution: pre-fabricated, lightweight bridges and bridge decks, which can

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