- Start: 01/01/2012
- End: 31/12/2014
The aim of DURAPORT project was to develop more durable harbor infrastructures, identifying new solutions to structural problems caused by corrosion, which is the main cause of lifetime decreasing of this type structures. This problem would be solved by introducing more efficient solutions from resources consumption point of view. The strategy chosen to achieve this goal was based on the analysis of the behavior of the different structural units used for the realization of harbor works, ie, sheet piles and piles. Consistently, it was assumed that the improvement of durability of the structural units entail improving durability of maritime works together. The project aims to achieve improved durability of these units by introduction of new advanced materials such as reinforced polymers, which do not suffer problems of electrochemical corrosion and are very resistant to chemical agents. Under the project, AIMEN has lead the review of the state of the art of construction and structural units, developed and performed physical-mechanical polymeric materials characterization, as well as has studied the joint design of the recoverable casing and piles by calculation and simulation.
- Sectors: Civil engineering, Construction, Shipbuilding
- R&D&i: Advanced assembly and disassembly technology, Multimaterial systems
- Contributors: Centro Galego do Plástico, CTAG, Instituto de Cerámica de Galicia, UDC
- Leader: Acciona Infraestructuras
- Partners: MiFibra, Gairesa, Cortiplas, Coruñesa de Plásticos, S.A., Sondeos del Norte
- Acronym: DURAPORT
- Ambit: National
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