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Working Group 4

In-service Life Phase

Overview

This WG will coordinate research related to the in-service life monitoring of bonded structures, including bonded repairs. This WG will gather experts from the field of non-destructive testing (NDT) and structural health monitoring (SHM). The WG objective is to assist the development of a holistic approach that incorporates diagnostic and prognostic tools for the structural integrity and the remaining useful life of the structure, respectively. WG4 will work closely with WG1 and WG2 and will benefit from the outcomes that these two WG will produce.

Priorities

This WG will perform the following tasks:

  • Task 4.1. Propose diagnostic tools for the structural integrity assessment of the bonded structure.
  • Task 4.2. Propose prognostic tools for the remaining useful life of the bonded structure.
  • Task 4.3. Develop guidelines towards bonded repairs application.

Activities

When possible, the WG will meet twice a year, for addressing the above mentioned tasks. The WG will organize an event, as a continuous learning process, which will consist of two Training Schools and STSMs. In the first Training School, the fundamentals of the diagnostic process will be presented (non-destructive evaluation and structural health monitoring). After that, STSMs will follow and the attendants will develop, with the guidance of experts, case studies for bonded composite structures on how to develop prognostic methods integrating the diagnostic tools with the design methodologies. The second Training School will be divided in two modules. In the first module, the STSM participants will present their cases studies, as peer-to-peer learning process. In the second module, the particularities of the bonded repair application will be presented. The WG will organize the Training Schools and STSMs. The WG will elaborate a list of definitions related with SHM/NDT techniques for in-service monitoring of composite bonded structures. Next the WG will draw up a list of SHM/NDT techniques for in-service monitoring of composite bonded structures. Also guidelines on the tools about diagnostics and prognostics and bonded repairs will be delivered.

Deliverables

The WG will deliver the content of the Training Schools (e-courses and state-of-the-art) and STSM (report of case studies). Guidelines on the tools about diagnostics and prognosis and bonded repairs will be delivered. As the interest from the scientific community about health monitoring of bonded structures is very high, the WG will present the outcomes of the activities in international conferences and open-access publications.

Members

Dr Dimitrios ZAROUCHAS
MC Member
Netherlands
Dr Ivan CURKOVIC
MC Substitute
Croatia
Dr Kim BRANNER
MC Member
Denmark
Dr Laurent BERTHE
MC Member
France
Dr Marcin LUCZAK
MC Substitute
Denmark
Dr Marko MARINKOVIĆ
Serbia
Dr Mislav STEPINAC
Croatia
Dr Pawel MALINOWSKI
MC Substitute
Poland
Dr Petar DIMITROV
MC Member
North Macedonia
Dr Philipp ULRICH HASELBACH
MC Substitute
Denmark
Dr Romain ECAULT
France
Dr Saverio DE VITO
MC Member
Italy
Dr Uroš TRDAN
MC Member
Slovenia
Dr Zoran BERGANT
MC Substitute
Slovenia
Mr Kaleeswaran Balasubramaniam
Poland
Mr Nikola PERKOVIĆ
MC Substitute
Croatia
Mr Yang Zhang
Poland
Prof Davor SKEJIC
MC Member
Croatia
Prof Nazih MECHBAL
MC Substitute
France
Prof Nuno MAIA
Portugal
Prof Stijn DEBRUYNE
MC Member
Belgium
Prof Theodoros LOUTAS
MC Member
Greece
Prof Wieslaw OSTACHOWICZ
MC Member
Poland