From delamination to durability: How Fiber-Reinforced Polymer is fortifying Albeni Falls Dam's Gate 3
The containment shelter that houses Gate 3 after its return to Albeni Falls Dam, Oldtown, Idaho, May 12, 2025. In anticipation of its return, engineers from Seattle and Walla Walla Districts, the Inland Navigation Design Center Mandatory Center of Expertise (INDC) and AFD Operations staff completed a Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Installation certification course, April 8-10, 2025, to learn how to apply FRP to repair fatigue-induced cracks on steel structures and get it ready for service in August 2025.

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