Dynamic analysis of wind turbine towers on flexible foundations

Shock and Vibration

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-56

  Adhikari, S ^a   Bhattacharya, S ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

foundation stiffness; natural frequencies; offshore; structural dynamics; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

FOUNDATIONS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS; VIBRATION MEASUREMENT;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE; BEAM-COLUMNS; CHARACTERISTIC EQUATION; CLOSED-FORM EXPRESSION; DESIGN ISSUES; DESIGN LIFE; DYNAMIC BEHAVIOURS; EULER-BERNOULLI; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; FLEXIBLE FOUNDATIONS; FOUNDATION STIFFNESS; FREE-VIBRATION ANALYSIS; LARGE DIAMETER; LONG TERM BEHAVIOURS; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; OFFSHORE; OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES; THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT; WAVE LOADINGS; WIND TURBINE TOWERS;

WIND TURBINES;

EID: 84856849520     PISSN: 10709622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/SAV-2012-0615     Document Type: Article

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