Structural testing and numerical simulation of a 34 m composite wind turbine blade

Composite Structures

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 52-61

  Jensen, F M ^a   Falzon, B G ^b   Ankersen, J ^b   Stang, H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticlastic effect; Brazier effect; Failure mechanism; Non linear finite element analysis; Structural testing; Sub modelling; Wind turbine blades

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELAMINATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

ANTICLASTIC EFFECT; BRAZIER EFFECT; FAILURE MECHANISM; STRUCTURAL TESTING; SUB-MODELLING;

WIND TURBINES;

BLADE; BUCKLING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; TURBINE;

EID: 33747348748     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.06.008     Document Type: Article

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