A Comparative Study of Static and Fatigue Behaviors for Various Composite Orthotropic Properties for a Wind Turbine Using a Coupled FEM-BEM Method

Master's Thesis from the year 2013 in the subject Engineering - Mechanical Engineering, grade: 4.06/4.5 GPa, , language: English, abstract: In the wind industry, the current trend is towards building larger and larger turbines. This presents additional structural challenges and requires blade materials that are both lighter and stiffer than the ones presently used. This work is aimed to aid the wo...