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Advanced Materials & Composites News, March, 2004
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March 1, 2004 - An all-FRP composites helipad was built with Cellobond(tm) phenolic resin and vacuum infused fiber glass preforms for the roof of Cooper Hospital in Camden, NJ. As far as we know, this is the first time FRP composites have been used for this type of application on a building top.
The project was in discussion for about 6 years, but the final effort took about 6 months of engineering, 3 months of fabrication and only ONE day to install. The designers did not want to use traditional steel material on the roof because of its weight, so they needed to design a light ...
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