Projects
Structural health monitoring of composite structures using guided wave propagation methods KU Leuven
Structural failure in the aerospace, civil and energy sectors can be life threatening for users/passengers and financially catastrophic for operators and the manufacturer. This is the main reason for which critical structures (i.e. aircrafts, wind turbines etc.) spend large part of their lifecycle under inspection with the accompanied costs being significant. On-line detection and characterization of minor failures within complex (composite ...
Dynamic Modeling of Macro-Fiber Composite Transducers Integrated into Composite Structures KU Leuven
Composite structures have been already widely applied in engineering. Laminated composites using isotropic or anisotropic layers provide numerous options for designing lightweight structural components, that have high static stiffness and excellent impact resistance for automotive and aerospace products. However, lightweight structures can be susceptible to external disturbances due to mass reduction and light damping in many cases. As a ...
The energy absorption assessment of composite structures for protection of civil engineering structures against blast loading Ghent University
In this project, the energy absorption behaviour of composite structures is studied under blast loading. Composite tubes are placed in between two fire-resistant glass/IPC face sheets. The skins transfer the shock wave to the tubes that absorb the energy. Both laboratory and full-scale explosion tests will be done.
Integration of the bond behaviour into the numerical modelling and the design of mixed cement composite – concrete structures. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
concrete structures. The non-corroding reinforcement can solve the often occurring durability
issues in aggressive environments. This rising technology can also avoid the demolition and
new construction of existing concrete structures by strengthening and/or protecting them, or
even lead to the design of new lightweight concrete ...
Deep Learning-based delamination assessment of complex composite structures from UGW responses under varying environment KU Leuven
The present research proposal aims towards developing a Deep Learning (DL)-based inverse delamination damage assessment approach in complex industrial composite structures from Ultrasonic Guided Wave (UGW) responses under extreme and varying operating and environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, pressure). The proposal consists of a number of important innovative components, such as a) Developing an efficient model for easy ...
Linear and nonlinear ultrasonic imaging of defects in aluminum and composite structures KU Leuven
The research topic of the thesis deals with the application of guided and bulk waves to monitor critical engineering structures such as composites and welds, which are commonplace in aeronautics. In the first part of the research, several Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) techniques were proposed and developed using linear and nonlinear damage sensitive features. Furthermore, a novel technique was proposed to select the optimal “damage ...
FailuRe detection, identification and prognosis in Composite and Additive manufactured Structures KU Leuven
Experimental and numerical study of the slamming wave impact ondeformable composite structures Ghent University
In this project, the effect of wave impact on the instantaneous peak pressures and global deformations of non-rigid composite structures is investigated. On the one hand, lab-scale slamming experiments will be done in a water basin, combined with measurements with a digital high speed camera and Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) measurements. On the other hand numerical simulations will be performed, taking into account the fluid structure ...
Developing Multifunctionally Optimal composite Structures for construction and transportation applications with an emphasis on environmental sustainability KU Leuven
Due to unmitigated global warming, the EU has suffered unprecedented heatwaves in 2022 resulting in over 12,000 deaths and Europe's worst drought in 500 years. This is attributed to the heavily fuel-dependent construction and transportation sectors - collectively responsible for around 60% of EU's greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. The chief reason lies in these industries' over-reliance on legacy/outdated component architectures, with limited ...