Periodic Reporting for period 2 - FIBRESHIP (Engineering, production and life‐cycle management for the complete construction of large‐length FIBRE‐based SHIPs)

FIBRESHIP addresses the feasibility of using Fibre-Reinforced Polymers (FRP) technology in vessels larger than 500GT and the lack of a regulatory framework. FRP materials started to be used in boat hull building in the 1930s as a manufacturing experiment using fibreglass...