When it comes to choosing a material for your infrastructure project, you’re probably used to seeing and selecting one of the usual suspects; reinforced concrete, steel or wood. As an engineer, you’re accountable for selecting a material that will get the job done in terms of cost and time. While the typical materials listed above can get the job done, they’ve shown a tendency to break down and erode quickly, costing the owner scarce financial resources and disrupting the users of the product; resulting in the engineer and their team starting another project from scratch.