About the project | Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Gdańsk University of Technology

The project consists of three parts in which three integrated approaches (A, B, C) to the recycling of wind turbine blades will be considered:

Part A(rchitecture): The utilization of large-size pieces of FRP material salvaged from the blades as architectural elements useful in engineering and other applications.

Scope:

• open architectural competition (concepts for the use of blades),
• design and construction of prototypes of small architectural elements.

Part B(uilding): The utilization of large-size pieces of FRP material salvaged from the blades as bearing structural elements useful in building and infrastructure applications.

Scope:

• non-destructive testing (ultrasound),
• destructive testing (tension, compression, bending),
• pedestrian bridge concept.

Part C(oncrete): The utilization of grounded material from the blades as an admixture for concrete.

Scope:

• development of modified concrete formulas,
• execution of small- and medium-sized elements,
• strength and physical-chemical tests.