Research & Development
Project
INDUSCOL
Instrumentation and durability of glued multi-material structures for offshore renewable energy systems
- Duration: 36 months
- Budget: €910K
Context
The sustainability of offshore renewable energy structures, for periods of up to 15 years, remains a major challenge to the sector. The manufacture of these structures is often based on combinations of materials assembled with structural bonding. The long-term performance of such hybrid structures (resistance to the marine environment and fatigue) is still unclear and requires more research. This lack of knowledge leads to the use of exaggerated safety factors, or limits the introduction of innovative multi-material structures. It is therefore essential to study the lifespan of these bonded multi-material structures and particularly to in-service monitor the health of the glue seal.
Objective
- To gain a full understanding of the behaviour over time of glued multi-material structures in a saturated environment
Main achievements
Development and demonstration of instrumentation inside the glue seal and at the glue/substrate interface
Proposal of analytical models to optimise glued multi-material structures in the marine environment and meet normative requirements
Updating and development of design and maintenance rules for underwater glued structures
Main outputs
- Protocol for the integration of carbon nanotube-based piezoresistive sensors and fibre optic sensors (Fresnel sensor, BRAGG gratings, DTS fibres) in a glue seal
- Tool for calculating the hygro-mechanical volume fields inside a glue seal
- Characterisation of the cohesive and adhesive behaviour of glue and assemblies according to the ageing stage
- Numerical model of long-term behaviour of glued seals in a humid environment
- Analytical tool for glued multi-material structures design
Conclusion
INDUSCOL has improved the understanding of the behaviour of glued multi-material structures as a function of time spent in a humid environment. The project also provided scientific arguments and a state of the art of numerical tools to make a choice regarding the glued multi-material structures and the instrumentation of glue seals. The tools developed during INDUSCOL will allow the design of glue seals in the healthy state as well as in the aged state.
Partners
This project was led by ENSTA Bretagne and France Energies Marines.
Funding
This project received French State funding managed by the National Research Agency under This project received French State funding managed by the National Research Agency under (ANR-10-IEED-0006-08).
Accreditation
This project was certified by the maritime cluster Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique.
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