Risk-based inspection planning optimisation of offshore wind turbines

Structure and Infrastructure Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 473-481

  Rangel Ramírez, José G ^a   Sørensen, John D ^a,b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

decision analysis; fatigue; inspection; reliability; wake turbulence

Indexed keywords

ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE; INSPECTION STRATEGY; M-PLANNING; OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS; OFFSHORE LOCATIONS; OFFSHORE WIND FARMS; OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES; OIL AND GAS; OPTIMAL MAINTENANCE; OPTIMISATIONS; RELIABILITY LEVEL; RISK BASED INSPECTION; WAKE EFFECT; WAKE TURBULENCE; WELDED STEELS; WIND INDUSTRY;

CORROSION FATIGUE; DECISION THEORY; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MAINTAINABILITY; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY; RISK PERCEPTION; TURBULENCE MODELS; WAKES; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

INSPECTION;

EID: 84856101527     PISSN: 15732479     EISSN: 17448980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15732479.2010.539064     Document Type: Article

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