Offshore wind turbines are subjected to cyclic loading conditions during their operational lifespan which is typically between 20 and 25 years. An important issue in fatigue design integrity assessment of offshore turbine foundations the examination long-term corrosion-fatigue behaviour steel structures high cycle region. High tests, particularly at low frequencies a seawater environment, time-...

This thesis considers a nanotechnology approach based on the production of metals pre-treatments and organic coatings (a complete protection system at all) designed from the nanoscale. The final aim is to develop protection systems with improved corrosion protection properties and a low environmental impact. In particular, multifunctional silane hybrid molecules were used to design sol-gel pre-...