Reflections on 50 Years of Pultruded Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Materials in Structural Engineering
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Acknowledgments
The many colleagues and students who have worked with me over the past 35+ years on FRP pultruded structures are sincerely thanked for their contributions. Special thanks are extended to Prof. Russell Gentry at Georgia Tech and Prof. Toby Mottram at the University of Warwick. Funding for the work over the years was provided primarily by the US National Science Foundation and the US Department of Transportation. The generous donations of pultruded materials from the Creative Composites Group and Strongwell (originally MMFG) over the years are recognized.
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