Our craving for daylight has accelerated the use of glass in modern constructions. However, for those concerned about safety, our passion for the light comes with a dark side.
Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
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Christian Oen Paulsen went by way of gold to bring our understanding of steel one step further.
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Materials Science
Digging Deep for Damage and Failure
by Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen 10 September, 2019Four years ago, Bjørn Håkon Frodal submerged into the microstructures of aluminium alloys. Now he has emerged with new knowledge on how to predict the behaviour of elements impossible to see with the naked eye.
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Partner NDEA Access Labs to Study Impact and Blast Load on concrete
by Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen 11 June, 2019If SFI CASA´s partners were asked to make a wish-list, some of them might put a validated material model for concrete on top. Possibly, the Norwegian Defence Estates Agency (NDEA) would be among these.
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Closer Connection with Japan
by Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen 11 June, 2019Professors Knut Marthinsen and Randi Holmestad in the lower scale programme of CASA, strengthen the NTNU-Japan connection. This bonding might also lead to more attention on zippers.
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Realized economic impact of + 150 MNOK. Plus, a potential for saving hundreds of millions of euro when the industry implements SFI CASA’s technologies and methods.
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EngineeringMaterials ScienceResearch
New Model for Computing the Strength of Fibre-reinforced Polymers
by Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen 13 February, 2019Petter Holmström’s fresh PhD thesis brings good news to the automotive- and every other industry which moulds fibre-reinforced thermoplastics for withstanding extreme loads.
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EngineeringGenereltProduct DevelopmentResearch
From pioneer in SIMLab to vice president in Equinor
by Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen 4 December, 2018Birgit Søvik Opheim never considered a PhD until a couple of people gave her a personal, gentle push. A push that changed her life…
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EngineeringMaterials Science
Eliminating the Need for Physical Crash Tests
by Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen 24 September, 2018Imagine a Virtual Lab where physical crash tests are made history and test time is dramatically reduced. If you are a car manufacturer, savings…