Case Study
Composite Reinforcement for Sea Defence
has more than doubled in price in the last two years alone, since the start of the Blackpool Central Coastal De- fence project in 2005. In order to mitigate the effects of these cost rises contractor Birse Coastal, designer Blackpool Council Technical Services and supplier Schöck have worked in partnership to develop the application of GFRP rein- forcement for use within the Blackpool Central Coastal Defence Project. Extensive re- search, deve