An international team of researchers of the Lublin University of Technology, the Łódź University of Technology and the University of Bath received funds from the British Light Source research center for the implementation of research on the British synchrotron.

The task of the scientists is investigating the influence of stresses on composite structures with thin walls, e.g. columns or open profiles. These types of composite structures are widely used in the load-bearing elements of airplanes, helicopters and also in the automotive industry and wind turbines.

-We are planning an experimental measurement of residual stresses in thin-walled composite structures made of carbon fiber and also researching the impact of these stresses on the stability and load-bearing capacity of the structure – explains Prof. Tomasz Kubiak, Department of Strength of Materials and Structures, Lodz University of Technology.

Diamond Light Source in Great Britain is a research center offering very accurate measurements of all structures from chemical analysis of fossil fuels, through metal microstructures, to virus research with using a synchrotron light beam.