European fitness for service network

Objective

FITNET will promote the development of a European Fitness-for Purpose procedure for assessing the structural integrity of metallic structures transmitting loads. In particular it will cover techniques for dealing with know or postulated defects and will consider the failure mods of fatigue, fracture, creep and environmental assisted cracking. The network will harness recent technological advances from EC-funded projects, national programmes and in-kind contributions. Working groups will be established to review existing standards, to create a database of validation tests and to produce consensus recommendations for a European structural integrity assessment procedure. It involves 30 organisations all with recognised expertise in this area, drawn from 13 European countries.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › databases

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-1. - Key Action Innovative Products, Processes and Organisation

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

THN - Thematic network contracts

Coordinator

GKSS - FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEESTHACHT GMBH

Address

Max Planck-strasse 1
21502 Geesthacht
Germany

Participants (33)

ALSTOM POWER UK LTD.

United Kingdom

Address

Willans Works, Newbold Road
CV21 2NH Gawston Rugby

BAY ZOLTAN FOUNDATION FOR APPLIED RESEARCH

Hungary

Address

2,igloi U. 2
3519 Miskolc

BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE

Belgium

Address

200,boeretang 200
2400 Mol

BRITISH ENERGY GENERATION LTD

United Kingdom

Address

Barnett Way, Barnwood
GL4 3RS Gloucester

BUREAU VERITAS S.A.

France

Address

Place Des Reflets 17 Bis, Paris La Defense 2
92400 Courbevoie

CATERPILLAR - FRANCE SA

France

Address

Avenue Leon Blum 40
38041 Grenoble

CENTRE TECHNIQUE DES INDUSTRIES MECANIQUES

France

Address

52,avenue Felix Louat 52
60304 Senlis

CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS E INVESTIGACIONES TECNICAS DE GUIPUZKOA

Spain

Address

15,paseo De Manuel De Lardizabal 15
20009 San Sebastian

CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT S.C.P.A.

Italy

Address

Strada Torino 50
10043 Orbassano

CENTRO SVILUPPO MATERIALI SPA

Italy

Address

Via Di Castel Romano 100/102
00128 Roma

CESI - CENTRO ELETTROTECNICO SPERIMENTALE ITALIANO GIACINTO MOTTA SPA

Italy

Address

Via Reggio Emilia 39
20090 Segrate

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Netherlands

Address

Westerduinweg 3
1755 ZG Petten

CORUS UK LIMITED*

United Kingdom

Address

Millbank 30
SW1P 4WY London

DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Germany

Address

2,grafenstrasse 2
64283 Darmstadt

DET NORSKE VERITAS AB

Sweden

Address

Warfvinges Vag 19b
10425 Stockholm

FORCE INSTITUTE

Denmark

Address

345,park Alle 345
2605 Brondby

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.*

Germany

Address

Woehlerstrasse 11
79108 Freiburg (In Breisgau)

GENT UNIVERSITY

Belgium

Address

Sint Pietersnieuwstraat 41
9000 Gent

GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTRE

Germany

Address

Linder Hoehe
51147 Koeln

HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE

United Kingdom

Address

Southwark Bridge Road 2
SE1 9HS London

INGENIEURBUERO FUER WERKSTOFFTECHNIK

Germany

Address

Technologiezentrum Am Europaplatz, Dennewart Str.
52068 Aachen

INNOSPEXION APS

Denmark

Address

Raunsbjergvej 10-12, Kisserup
4330 Hvalsoe

INSTITUT DE SOUDURE

France

Address

4,boulevard Henri Becquerel 4 - Espace Cormontaigne
57970 Yutz

ITALIAN INSTITUTE OF WELDING

Italy

Address

Lungobisagno Istria 15
16141 Genova

NPL MANAGEMENT LTD.

United Kingdom

Address

Queens Road
TW11 0LW Teddington

SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B.V.

Netherlands

Address

Badhuisweg 3
Amsterdam

SKODA VYZKUM S.R.O.

Czechia

Address

Tylova 57
316 00 Plzen

Staatliche Materialpruefungsanstalt

Germany

Address

Pfaffenwaldring 32
70569 Stuttgart

TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND

Finland

Address

3,kemistintie 3
02044 Espoo

TWI LTD (WORLD CENTRE FOR MATERIALS JOINING TECHNOLOGIES)

United Kingdom

Address

Granta Park, Great Abington
CB1 6AL Cambridge

UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA

Spain

Address

S/n,avenida De Los Castros S/n
39005 Santander

UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO

Portugal

Address

Campo Universitario De Santiago, Edificio Da Saem
3810-193 Aveiro/eixo

UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR

Slovenia

Address

Smetanova Ul. 17
2000 Maribor