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| Patriat, Martin; Klingelhoefer, Frauke; Aslanian, Daniel; Contrucci, Isabelle; Gutscher, Marc-andré; Talandier, Jacques; Avedik, Felix; Francheteau, Jean; Weigel, Wilfried. |
| [1] In French Polynesia, the young (< 5Ma) Society Islands appear to result from intraplate volcanism, while the old (>50 Ma) Tuamotu plateau was likely created at or near the ridge axis. The structure of the crust between those two archipelagoes is constrained by a 300 km long refraction seismic profile. Crustal and upper mantle arrivals recorded by 6 OBHs and 3 land stations were used to provide a 2D model of the crust. Results of our study, combined with that of Grevemeyer et al. [2001] show a slight flexure below the Tahiti apron, while a deep crustal root (21 km) underlies the Tuamotu plateau. These structures reflect the different modes of load emplacement and compensation mechanisms between these two volcanic edifices, consistent with an... |
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Palavras-chave: Volcanic Islands; Flexure; Hotspot; Refraction methods; French Polynesia. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2002/publication-621.pdf |
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| Davies, Peter; Verbouwe, W.. |
| Basalt fibres offer potential for use in marine structures, but few data exist to evaluate the influence of seawater immersion on their mechanical behaviour. This paper provides the results from a study in which basalt fibre reinforced epoxy composites were aged in natural seawater at different temperatures. Tests were performed under quasi-static and cyclic loading, first in the as-received state then after saturation in natural seawater. Results are compared to those for an E-glass reinforced composite with the same epoxy matrix. They indicate similar mechanical performance for both materials after seawater saturation. |
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Palavras-chave: Seawater; Aging; Fatigue; Basalt fibre; Epoxy; Unidirectional; Flexure. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00392/50385/51111.pdf |
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| Boisseau, Amelie; Davies, Peter; Thiebaud, Frederic. |
| Composite material components will be an essential part of ocean energy recovery devices, and their long term durability in sea water must be guaranteed. Despite extensive experience for boat structures and wind turbines few data exist to design structures subjected to a combination of mechanical loads and sea water immersion. This paper presents the first results from an experimental study, performed jointly with fibre manufacturers, and a resin supplier, to fill this gap. The experimental study is completed by numerical modelling to simulate the coupling between water absorption and mechanical behaviour. Sea water ageing is shown to result in a drop in quasi-static mechanical properties and a change in flexural mode from compression to tension at longer... |
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Palavras-chave: Composite material; Sea water ageing; Failure mechanism; Flexure; Tidal turbine. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00085/19578/17220.pdf |
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