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Researcher
Wim De Waele
- Keywords:fatigue, experimental mechanics, fracture
- Disciplines:Numerical modelling and design, Destructive and non-destructive testing of materials, Construction mechanics, Manufacturing processes, methods and technologies
Affiliations
- Department of Electromechanical, Systems and Metal Engineering (Department)
Member
From1 Jun 2015 → Today - Department of Mechanical construction and production (Department)
Member
From1 Aug 1997 → 31 May 2015
Projects
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- Modelling, prediction, and optimization of mechanical properties of additively manufactured steel components using machine learning.From1 Dec 2025 → TodayFunding: BOF - doctoral mandates
- Mechanical effects of hydrogen embrittlement on pipeline steels and weldsFrom8 Nov 2025 → TodayFunding: BOF - doctoral mandates
- Development of permeation barrier coatings for steels in hydrogen applicationsFrom1 Oct 2025 → TodayFunding: Other EU initiatives out of framework
- PIT: Mechanisms and Impact of PITting on Carbon steel structures in a maritime environmentFrom1 Jan 2025 → TodayFunding: VLAIO - Blue Cluster - cSBO
- An innovative wind generation system for the Coastal & Ocean Basin (COB), featuring a modular, high-velocity, and high-accuracy Fan Array Wind Tunnel (FAWT).From1 Jan 2025 → TodayFunding: FWO International research infrastructure (IRI)
- OWI CREATE - The Belgian Offshore Wind Innovation Center for Research, Expertise and Advanced Technology ExcellenceFrom1 Oct 2024 → TodayFunding: FOD Economy, SME, Middle Class and Energy
- Ultra-high speed imaging: Opening up new horizons for the identification of dynamic phenomena in scienceFrom1 May 2024 → TodayFunding: FWO Medium Size Research Infrastructure
- Developing the Next Generation of Environmentally-Friendly Floating Wind Farms with Innovative Technologies and Sustainable SolutionsFrom1 Jan 2024 → TodayFunding: HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility
- Fatigue of metal components and structuresFrom1 Jan 2024 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- Testing at sea from the Blue Accelerator: expanding testing infrastructure according to needs and growing demandFrom1 Jan 2024 → TodayFunding: Other EU initiatives out of framework
Publications
1 - 10 of 379
- Investigation of mixed mode I/III fracture of 14MoV6-3 power plant steel using 3D-digital image correlation(2026)Published in: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRESSURE VESSELS AND PIPINGISSN: 1879-3541Issue: BVolume: 219
- Optimization of GMAW welding for additively manufactured aluminium alloys : insights into filler metal, shielding gas, and laser cleaning(2025)Published in: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGYISSN: 1433-3015Issue: 3-4Volume: 138Pages: 1461 - 1476
- A numerical study on fatigue strength degradation due to pitting corrosion of S355 structural steel in a marine environment(2025)Published in: ENGINEERING FAILURE ANALYSISISSN: 1873-1961Volume: 177
- Comparison of structural stress-based methods for the fatigue analysis of idealized and as-built 3D scanned welded joints(2025)Published in: JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTIONAL STEEL RESEARCHISSN: 1873-5983Volume: 234
- Gaseous inhibitors : a comprehensive overview on mitigating hydrogen embrittlement in pipeline steels(2025)Published in: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGYISSN: 1879-3487Volume: 136Pages: 630 - 642
- Characterization of pitting corrosion and its impact on fatigue lifetime of support structures for offshore wind turbines(2025)Pages: XXXIX, 312 p.
- Multi-objective weighted average algorithm : a novel algorithm for multi-objective optimization problems and its application in engineering problems(2025)Published in: ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEISSN: 1873-6769Volume: 159
- Effects of aging on mode I fatigue crack growth characterization of double cantilever beam specimens with thick adhesive bondline for marine applications(2025)Published in: MATERIALSISSN: 1996-1944Issue: 14Volume: 18
- Tribological investigation of polyurethane materials for rack-and-pinion in Wave Energy Converter (WEC) systems(2025)Volume: 16Number of pages: 1
- Hydrogen-assisted toughness reduction of a 42CrMo4 steel assessed by single edge notched tension tests(2025)Published in: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGYISSN: 1879-3487Volume: 136Pages: 651 - 662
Linked dataset
1 - 4 of 4
- 3D reconstruction of welded joints from an unordered point cloud
- Fatigue block loading experiment database
- Modeling of Hydrogen-Charged Notched Tensile Tests of an X70 Pipeline Steel with a Hydrogen-Informed Gurson Model
- Influence of stress triaxiality on hydrogen assisted ductile damage in an X70 pipeline steel