Projet FiBreMoD (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2016)
Action : Doctoral Networks
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

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.

Mots clés : fibre reinforced composites, strength models, microstructural design, tensile failure

Participants :
- Chomarat textiles industries (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 262875.6 €
- École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 525751.2 €
- Siemens (Belgium) (Belgique) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 250560.0 €
- 4realsim b.v. (Pays-Bas) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Federal Institute For Materials Research and Testing (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 249216.48 €
- Acrats training services (Pays-Bas) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Dia-stron limited (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Weizmann Institute of Science (Israël) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 260300.52 €
- KU Leuven (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 751680.0 €
- Toyota Motor Corporation (Belgium) (Belgique) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 250560.0 €
- University of Southampton (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 273287.88 €
- Imperial College London (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 546575.76 €