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Abstract

Fibre-reinforced plastics composites are widely used in the marine industry because they can survive in the wet environment far longer than traditional engineering materials (wood, aluminium, steel) with minimal maintenance. Integrated structures may have dimensions in excess of 100m, but thermosetting resin materials are not easily recycled. The talk will consider some of the larger structures that already exist, then discuss a number of environmental considerations that need to be understood for the benefit of future generations.

Publication Date

2020-06-13

Event

Annual Assembly of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) Symposium on High-Tech Collaborative Innovation

Publication Title

Default journal

Acceptance Date

2020-06-01

Deposit Date

2024-06-04

Embargo Period

2020-06-30

Keywords

composites, life cycle assessment (LCA), marine

Additional Files

V2020_CAST_LCA_zoom.mp4 (37310 kB)

L2020_CAST_marine_composites.ppt (5160 kB)

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