LITEFLOATCON: Light-Weight High Performance Concrete for Modular Floating Structures
Lead Research Organisation:
Plymouth University
Department Name: Sch of Computing, Electronics & Maths
Abstract
LITEFLOATCON aims to build an international and intersectoral partnership for high-quality research development on innovative
light-weight high performance concrete (LWHPC) and its application on multi-purpose modular floating structures for coastal space
utilisation.
To achieve this ambition, LITEFLOATCON brings along a multi-disciplinary team comprising 33 researchers from nine academic
partners with complementary expertise. The scientific objectives include: (1) developing innovative LWHPC suitable for coastal
applications, (2) investigating the influence of various additives on the rheological and mechanical properties 3) assessing the
durability properties 4) measuring the fatigue performance of LWHPC of various compositions developed (5) conceptual
development of novel modular floating structural units with optimised shape and size, (6) developing an easy-fit inter-modular
connector, (7) examining the global and local structural and hydrodynamic performances of the modular floating units, and (8)
generating Life-Cycle Analysis and performance-based design guidelines and recommendations.
The outcomes of LITEFLOATCON include long-term and sustainable international partnerships that enhance the quality of research
towards a modular floating LWHPC system with verified system design, material durability and structural safety, and an analysis and
assessment framework for social and environmental impacts. These contribute to the development of next-generation coastal
structures, to improved scientific knowledge of material and structural behaviour in harsh marine environments, to design
standardisation of the offshore industry, and to Europe's climate and sustainability goals.
light-weight high performance concrete (LWHPC) and its application on multi-purpose modular floating structures for coastal space
utilisation.
To achieve this ambition, LITEFLOATCON brings along a multi-disciplinary team comprising 33 researchers from nine academic
partners with complementary expertise. The scientific objectives include: (1) developing innovative LWHPC suitable for coastal
applications, (2) investigating the influence of various additives on the rheological and mechanical properties 3) assessing the
durability properties 4) measuring the fatigue performance of LWHPC of various compositions developed (5) conceptual
development of novel modular floating structural units with optimised shape and size, (6) developing an easy-fit inter-modular
connector, (7) examining the global and local structural and hydrodynamic performances of the modular floating units, and (8)
generating Life-Cycle Analysis and performance-based design guidelines and recommendations.
The outcomes of LITEFLOATCON include long-term and sustainable international partnerships that enhance the quality of research
towards a modular floating LWHPC system with verified system design, material durability and structural safety, and an analysis and
assessment framework for social and environmental impacts. These contribute to the development of next-generation coastal
structures, to improved scientific knowledge of material and structural behaviour in harsh marine environments, to design
standardisation of the offshore industry, and to Europe's climate and sustainability goals.
