Past research - Materials and Structures
Recalling some of our completed and most impactful work to date
Finished projects
While it is good to look at work which is currently being produced, it is equally important to celebrate the achievements of past projects and acknowledge their impact in the field.
Follow the links below to learn about some of our completed projects:
Network of excellence in 'Knowledge-Based Multi-Component Materials for Durable and Safe Performance' (KMM)
The KMM Network of Excellence (KMM-NoE) is a coherent pan-European structure of 35 institutional partners across 10 countries....
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Processing of Nanostructured Materials through Metastable Transformations (NAMAMET)
The project deals with the formation of metastable structures through high temperature processing, and their evolution into nanocrystalline materials by suitabl...
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Fire performance of composites
Fibre reinforced polymeric and ceramic composites are now used in many application areas where the fire performance is of critical importance....
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Corrosion behaviour of titanium alloy first vanes in power generation applications
The current study investigates the failure mechanisms of state-of-the-art industrial gas turbine components focusing at the first stage turbine vane base materi...
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Development of C-C-SiC composites for ultra-high temperature applications
C-C composites are currently being used in aerospace applications due to their high strength and low density....
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Mechanical behaviour and corrosion of I.F. steel-aluminium self-piercing riveted joints
Self-piercing riveting is used by the automotive industry to join together aluminium alloys and to join dissimilar alloys of aluminium and steel....
Read more about mechanical behaviour of i.f. steel-aluminium
Load Sequence Effect and Enhanced Life Prediction under Spectrum Loading
The project aimed at gaining a further scientific understanding of the complex influence of loading history on the fatigue crack growth....
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Current research - Materials and Structures
Discover the work we are doing at present in the field of Materials and Structures...
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