Project Description
Objectives:
- Evaluate the long term structural performance of the adhesively bonded hybrid joint under operational and environmental conditions;
- Develop a reliable inspection and maintenance methodology for adhesively bonded hybrid joints;
- Develop a procedure (Guidelines) for the qualification of adhesively bonded hybrid joints in primary structures in marine applications..
M2i FEA simulation work:
- Simulation of the mechanical response and failure of full scale joints
- Calibration and validation of the models using experimental data at different scales.
- Top-down simulation of a hybrid joint under ship loads
Industrial Benefits:
- Guidelines for the design of bi-material adhesive bonds
- Increase safety.
- Reduce the number of experiments, the waste and the time to market
For more information please visit project website at : https://www.qualify-euproject.com/
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News
QUALIFY project results at Meeting Materials, M2i Conference, 15th December 2020
The project QUALIFY (Enabling Qualification of Hybrid Structures for Lightweight and Safe Maritime Transport), co-funded by the INTERREG 2SeasMers Zeeën Programme, aims to remove the technological and regulatory barriers that
ECHT2020
The European Conference on Heat Treatment will take place from Monday 30 November to Wednesday 2 December in Antwerp
QUALIFY workshop at IAA2020 conference
The Qualify project is organizing a workshop at the 1st International Conference on Industrial Applications of Adhesives 2020 (IAA2020 conference) in Madeira (Portugal), on 5-6 March.
M2i is leading the QUALIFY project on certifying adhesive joints for primary maritime structures
At present, there are no certification guidelines to orient the naval industry when certifying new designs using hybrid assemblies (adhesively bonded, composite to metal connections), which limits their application to secondary structures.
First meeting of the QUALIFY consortium
The project partners held their first meeting on the 2nd and 3rd October, at DAMEN Shipyards in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. The planning of the activities was discussed in detail, and further discussions were planned
