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H2020Doctoral network2016–2020

FiBreMoD · Fibre break models for designing novel composite microstructures and applications

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2016-10-01 → 2020-09-30
EU contribution
€3,370,807
Participants
12
Scheme
MSCA-ITN-ETN

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Results in brief

Fibre break models for designing novel composite microstructures and applications

Lightweight materials and fibre-reinforced polymer composites, in particular, are a key enabling technology for industries that develop structural applications and aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the use of their products. Many current composite applications are strongly overdesigned due to a lack of reliable design tools and models to predict their mechanical properties. Developing, using and applying these models require interdisciplinary researchers with a strong background in both modelling and experiments. The FiBreMoD innovative training network brought together 9 beneficiaries and 3 partner organisations to train 13 early-stage researchers to become multi-talented and interdisciplinary researchers highly coveted in the field of composites. They were trained by leading experts in the field, had access to world-class facilities and were supported by a strong industry participation and an extensive international network. The training program placed a strong emphasis on entrepreneurship and innovation skills promoting involvement of the researchers in potential commercialization.

Data: CORDIS, © European Union

Project objective

Limiting the climate change-induced temperature increase to less than 2°C will require strong reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Lightweight materials and fibre-reinforced composites in particular, are a key enabling technology to achieve this goal. Current composite applications are however strongly overdesigned due to a lack of reliable design tools and predictive models for their mechanical properties. Developing, using and applying these models requires interdisciplinary researchers with a strong background in both modelling and experiments, but such researchers are scarce. The 9 beneficiaries and 3 partner organisations in FiBreMoD aim to train 13 such researchers to become multi-talented and interdisciplinary researchers that will be highly coveted in the field of composites. They will be intensively trained by leading experts with world-class facilities and will be supported by a strong industry participation and an extensive international network. The training programme places a strong emphasis on entrepreneurship and innovation skills not only by dedicated workshops but also by the involvement of the researchers in potential commercialisation. This approach will be key to improving the EU’s innovation capacity. Simultaneously, the researchers will advance state-of-the-art composite failure models to reach the required levels of accuracy and develop advanced and industry-friendly characterisation techniques for measuring the required input data. The goal will be to enable blind predictions, which means that parameter fitting or tuning of the models is no longer required. These new and unprecedented levels of understanding coupled with improved prediction accuracy will be exploited to (1) design novel microstructures for hybrid, hierarchical and discontinuous fibre composites and (2) increase the usefulness of models in practical composite applications. The developed models will be validated and used to design composite cylinders and automotive parts.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · LeuvenCoordinatorBelgium
  • 4RealSim B.V. · IJsselsteinNetherlands
  • ACRATS Training Services · HoogerheideNetherlands
  • BUNDESANSTALT FUER MATERIALFORSCHUNG UND -PRUEFUNG · BerlinGermany
  • CHOMARAT TEXTILES INDUSTRIES · Le CheylardFrance
  • Dia-Stron Limited · AndoverUnited Kingdom
  • ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DES MINES DE PARIS · ParisFrance
  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE · LondonUnited Kingdom
  • SIEMENS INDUSTRY SOFTWARE NV · LeuvenBelgium
  • TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE NV · Bruxelles / BrusselBelgium
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON · SOUTHAMPTONUnited Kingdom
  • WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE · RehovotIsrael

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Data: CORDIS, © European Union