Critical review of applicable standards and gaps identification in FRP offshore structures (T4.3.1)

Abstract

The conclusions of an extensive review of the regulations and standards related to the use of conventional (steel and concrete) and unconventional materials (FRP materials and others) on marine structures will be included in this report, as well as the gaps that need to be filled in in the future by regulatory bodies to enable the rolling out of OWTP platforms in FRP materials.

A two-tier strategy will be performed with the fundamental objective to carry out the critical review. Firstly, it will be carried out an analysis of the potential standards for the application of FRP materials in the design of offshore structures. Secondly, it will be identified the existing gaps for the application of FRP materials in the design of the W2Power and the TIDETEC’s turntable tidal turbine developed in FIBREGY.

The findings of this report will be used as the background of the deliverable 4.7 focused on the development of project design guidelines and recommendations for using FRP in large OWTPs.

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