CSP - International workshop on the durability of composites in a marine environment
Abstract
International workshop on the durability of composites in a marine environment:1. The main objective of the workshop is to provide a state of the art overview of current research in Europe and the USA on the long term behavior of composite materials in a marine environment. This will be achieved by bringing together leading researchers in this field and providing invited lectures and discussion in a single session over two days. Publication of a book following the workshop will provide a permanent record of the event. This workshop, 4 years on from the successful ONR/Ifremer workshop held in Nantes in August 2012, will provide a new opportunity to assess progress and requirements in a field which is very active at present. 2.While fibre reinforced polymer composites have been used in marine applications for over 50 years (pleasure boats, military vessels, submarines) design with respect to long term durability has been largely based on experience, and safety factors are often high. As more critical applications develop this approach is no longer viable and durability must be understood and predicted.Some aspects of durability have been studied in military programmes, notably the EUCLID projects (RTP3.8 and RTP 3.21) and within the ONR Solid Mechanics Core program. However, it is only recently that modelling techniques have developed to an extent that coupling between water ingress and mechanical behaviour can be studied. This is a relatively new field of research. Discussion between those with experience of materials in a marine environment and those developing predictive tools is essential, if the tools which are being developed in academic institutions are to provide designers of naval structures with realistic descriptions of long term behavior. These aspects are very important in the durability of composite structures and in the applications to naval and marine platforms.3. Dr. Yapa Rajapakse is very much in this ongoing efforts and will cofund this effort.4. The proceedings will be published as a special volume.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Nov 23, 2016
- Source ID
- N629091612194
Entities
People
- Peter Davies
Organizations
- IFREMER
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy