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Measuring the Impact of Extreme Waves

  • 29. June 2021
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    Heavy storms can cause steep and violent waves slamming into platforms and offshore wind turbines.
    SIMLab’s Rene Kaufmann measures the pressure and deformations from such massive loads – to improve safety at sea.

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    A Bumpy Bike Ride and the Portevin-Le Chatelier Effect

  • 8. June 2021
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    According to PhD candidate Jianbin Xu, a bumpy bike ride is comparable with understanding the Portevin-Le Chatelier effect in some metallic materials.

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    How do Protective Polymer Foams React to Extreme Loads?

  • 4. June 2021
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    They are ultralight, excellent energy absorbers, and they may save your life. This brilliant mix of properties explains why polymer foams play the leading role in Daniel Thor Morton’s doctoral dissertation.

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    The Minister of Research and Higher Education Teamed up with SFI CASA

  • 3. June 2021
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    “It was a very inspiring visit. We need more results from research, in line with what CASA has achieved,” said Henrik Asheim after his digital visit to the center.

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    Protecting People in the New  Government Building Complex 

  • 27. April 2021
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    SIMLab is part of Statsbygg’s innovation project on developing a new type of movable vehicle security barriers. The barriers will protect the new Government Building Complex in Norway.

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    The Research that Makes Electric Cars Safer

  • 27. April 2021
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    The battery is the heart of an electric car. Therefore, maximum protection of this core component is the number-one priority for car manufacturers. Watch the video on how our research makes electric cars safer.

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    Captured: Master´s Degree Moments at SIMLab 2021

  • 29. April 2021
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    Enjoy some moments from the experiments performed by SIMLab Master´s students in the spring of 2021.

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    Her Research can Make Space a Safer Place

  • 25. March 2021
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    Space enthusiast and MSc student Rannveig Marie Færgestad is working on her dream thesis at SFI CASA. Her aim is to simulate what happens when orbital debris hits a spacecraft.

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    This 1-minute Video Shows the Point of Studying Projectile Impact on Concrete

  • 26. March 2021
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    One of this spring´s MSc projects is «Projectile impact on plain and reinforced concrete slabs». 

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    The 2020 Annual Report is Ready for Download

  • 25. March 2021
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    Here, of course, you will find the usual stuff of objectives and goals, facts and figures, projects, publications and annual accounts. But there is more. 

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    A Close Race in the Parliament

  • 17. March 2021
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    SFI CASA and SIMLab was part of the Norwegian Parliament’s debate on societal security 9. March. Unfortunately, the recommendation to establish a national centre for physical security was not passed

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    SFI CASA´s Vegard Aune Became an Involuntary Co-author

  • 18. March 2021
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    In March 2020, Associate Professor Vegard Aune at SFI CASA received a notice that he had published a new article. «I recognized neither the authors, the content, nor the study itself», he says to the magazine Forskerforum.

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    CASA-people Ranked Among The World’s 2 per cent Best Scientists

  • 24. February 2021
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    Key scientists, members of the Scientific Advisory Board, and the Chair of SFI CASA´s Board are ranked among the World’s 2 per cent best researchers.

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    Professor Stefanie Reese has Joined the Scientific Advisory Board of CASA

  • 24. February 2021
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    «This is an extremely interesting research centre. Not only from the scientific view but also from the viewpoint of the industry”, says Stefanie Reese, Professor of RWTH Achen University in Germany. 

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    «They manage to find innovative and daring solutions».

  • 15. February 2021
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    Professor Patricia Verleysen at Ghent University in Belgium says that the NTNU team’s work has been a true source of inspiration for her DyMaLab group. 

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    This MSc Thesis Starts With Concrete Flowing From a Truck Mixer

  • 28. January 2021
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    The truck pulled up by the concrete lab early one morning and dumped the grey mass into forms and wheelbarrows. As you can see in this time-lapse video*, it kept students and staff very busy getting the moulding done. 

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    CASA’s Director in Parliament Hearing on Societal Security

  • 20. January 2021
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    According to CASA’s director Magnus Langseth, the Norwegian government’s new white paper on societal security is full of challenges. Recently, he shared his views with the Standing Committee on Justice. 

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