Material Driven Design: Designing a product from residual Dyneema® production fibres.

This master’s thesis is a collaboration between DSM Dyneema and the Circular Design Lab, a part of the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at the Delft University of Technology. DSM Dyneema is a business group within the large Dutch multinational DSM N.V. They looking into means of making their business practice more suited to a future in a...

Intralaminar Fracture Toughness Characterization of a Torn High Strength Cloth with Dyneema® Fibers

To investigate the damage tolerance of a flexible tsunami barrier, the intralaminar fracture toughness of a plain weave cloth, consisting of Dyneema© fibers and a plastomer resin, has been investigated.<br/>Fracture toughness tests have been performed on center cracked tensile specimens, with varying sizes and initial crack ratios, under quasi...

Dynamic behaviour of a flexible membrane tsunami Barrier with Dyneema®

Proof-of-concept model tests on a novel self-deploying on-shore tsunami barrier were executed. The tsunami barrier consists of a membrane, floater and cables that are stored underground. Due to buoyancy the barrier self-deploys when struck by a tsunami. The membrane and cables consist of the strong, flexible and light-weight material Dyneema...

Investigation on Steam-based System for Creepforming Dyneema Hemisphere Preform

Previous study in Structural Integrity and Composite group showed that creepforming Dyneema fiber into hemispherical helmet preform is indeed possible. However, the set-up in conventional set-up was complex and a long time was required to generate uniform temperature across the material. This thesis will investigate the possibility of using...

High-speed Impact Modelling and Testing of Dyneema Composite

Dyneema (Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene – UHMW PE) is a high performance material that is used in many applications. These applications vary from leisure articles such as sails and kite wires to surgical wires and personal protection products. The reason that Dyneema outperforms many other materials is that it possesses a combination...

Movable water barrier for the 21st century

The second Delta-committee (September 2008) foresees difficulty in resolving flood safety issues for Rotterdam and Dordrecht if high river runoffs are still running through the New Waterway. A new safety issue, induced by climate changes, lies in the combination of closed sea defensives and relatively high river runoffs at the same time. A...