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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Coventry University and TWI have taken their long-standing relationship a step further with the establishment of the research and development (R&D) focused Advanced Structural Integrity Innovation Centre (ASIIC). ASIIC will see Coventry University and TWI build a platform to combine both parties’ expertise in structural integrity, fostering a collaborative research culture to bring innovation to the market place. The centre’s mission is to advance cutting-edge technologies, and develop novel methods, for safety-critical applications that will make operations in the field more reliable, and incorporate industry 4.0 elements such as internet of things (IoT) and machine learning. The key focus of the collaboration will be to create new systems that can predict asset integrity more accurately, extend their lifespan and improve the overall performance of structures.At the core of ASIIC are plans to develop collaborations with SMEs, research and technology organisations (RTOs) in the UK and Europe, TWI Industrial Member companies and TWI Innovation Network (TWIIN) subscriber organisations. ASIIC will exploit the facilities of both Coventry University and TWI to undertake joint research programmes, utilising public funding, that can build a portfolio of novel technologies, methods, and techniques, and stimulate new design in structural integrity solutions.The centre will focus on key research areas that include: residual stress analysis for improved structural integrity life prediction and life enhancement, novel condition monitoring techniques including novel sensing technologies, digital twin for real-time monitoring of in-service assets and provision of operational and planning date, and research and guidance development on the effect of simulated service environments, for example hydrogen gas, for structural integrity applications.In addition, ASIIC will concentrate on: the integrity of advanced materials components, such as complex geometries, for additive manufacturing, development of advanced, non-destructive (NDT) testing and inspection techniques for industrial application, and utilisation of data modelling to enable industries, such as construction
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