What is it about?
The possibilities of using concrete piles in a polymer composite reinforced with glass fibres in offshore facilities were shown. Laboratory tests of CFGFRPT type piles compressed axially and in eccentric compression for the analysis of CFGFRPT piles were used. Methods of analysis of dynamic systems for mathematical modelling of the displacement of the hammer in the pile driving process were applied. The possibilities of combining CFGFRPT piles, including the creation of hybrid piles were also presented. For example, concrete piles can be combined with concrete piles in a polymer composite reinforced with glass fibres with different fibre beam angles. The possibilities of using such hybrid piles in offshore facilities were indicated.
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Polymer tubes were not used for offshore structures piles until now. Steel tubes which can be filled with concrete are used predominantly. The article shows an alternative construction method.
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Offshore constructions have been rapidly gaining importance recently. Obtaining energy from the marine environment is economical despite the high initial investment costs. Unlike steel pipes, GFRP pipes do not corrode in an aggressive marine environment. Their use in supporting structures offers the prospect of extending the life of offshore infrastructure and further reducing the construction industry's carbon footprint.
dr hab. inż. Marcin Abramski
Politechnika Gdanska
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This page is a summary of: CFGFRPT Piles with a Circular Cross-Section and their Application in Offshore Structures, Polish Maritime Research, September 2019, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.2478/pomr-2019-0053.
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