scholarly journals Experimental Evaluation of Connectors Performance for Modular Double-Skinned Composite Tubular Wind Turbine Tower

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 5899
Author(s):  
Sungwon Kim ◽  
Hyemin Hong ◽  
Taek Hee Han
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Lateral Displacement ◽  
Static Tests ◽  
Shear Key ◽  
Modular Double ◽  
Single Body ◽  
Wind Turbine Tower ◽  
Moment Resisting ◽  
Ductility Maximum

Three types of connectors were proposed and tested for a modular double-skinned composite tubular (DSCT) wind turbine tower, which is composed of two concentric steel tubes filled with concrete between them. The three proposed types were a socket type connector, an H-type connector, and a bolted–welded with shear key connector. Using the proposed connectors, three modular DSCT tower specimens and a single-body specimen were built. Then, quasi-static tests were conducted to evaluate the performance of the three types of connectors, and their behavioral characteristics and failure modes were analyzed. The test results showed that the bolted–welded with shear key connector specimen exerted an almost equal moment resisting capacity as the single-body specimen; however, the other modular specimens exerted only half the moment resisting capacity of the single-body specimen. Moreover, the results showed that the bolted–welded with shear key connector is applicable in a modular DSCT wind turbine tower as it has equal ductility, maximum lateral displacement, and energy dissipation as the single-body specimen.

scholarly journals Wind Turbine Tower Failure Modes under Seismic and Wind Loads

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 04019015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Zhao ◽  
Kaoshan Dai ◽  
Alfredo Camara ◽  
Girma Bitsuamlak ◽  
Chao Sheng
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Wind Loads ◽  
Wind Turbine Tower

scholarly journals Behavioral Evaluation of Modular ICH RC Columns through Quasi-Static Cyclic Tests

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-213
Author(s):  
Sungwon Kim ◽  
Hyemin Hong ◽  
Taek Hee Han
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Lateral Force ◽  
Lateral Loads ◽  
Dissipation Energy ◽  
Static Test ◽  
Bending Performance ◽  
Single Body ◽  
Rc Structure ◽  
Wind Turbine Tower ◽  
Future Work

Owing to the recent expansion in sizes of wind turbines, the required height for the wind turbine tower is increasing. Therefore, new types of structures are needed to fulfill this requirement. In this study, a modular Internally Confined Hollow Reinforced Concrete (ICH RC) column was suggested for a wind power tower, and quasi-static test was performed to evaluate its bending performance. One single body specimen (SP-S) and two modular specimens (SP-MP, SP-MF) applying different connection methods were fabricated. The specimens were designed and manufactured while considering the numerical analysis and conditions of the testing laboratory. The test was conducted by controlling the displacement according to the drift ratio. The experimental results of moments, lateral loads, displacements, dissipation energy, ductility, etc. for each specimen were compared with those of numerical modeling. Consequently, plastic hinges were found at the bottom of the column and connection part for SP-S and modular specimens, respectively, which is due to the rigidity change at the connection of the modular specimens. Therefore, the result of energy dissipation was 40% higher in the case of the modular specimens than that of SP-S whereas the lateral force and moment in the case of the modular specimens were smaller than those of SP-S. In terms of displacement and energy ductility, modular specimens exhibited 50% higher results than those of SP-S. For the future work, it is necessary to enhance the performance of the connection part to apply the modular ICH RC structure to a wind turbine tower.

A Circuit Model for Lightning Surge of Wind Turbine Tower with an Internal Conductor

2015 ◽  
Vol 135 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoki Ikeda ◽  
Naoto Nagaoka ◽  
Yoshihiro Baba
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Circuit Model ◽  
Wind Turbine Tower

Seismic response analysis of steel–concrete hybrid wind turbine tower

2021 ◽  
pp. 107754632110075
Author(s):  
Junling Chen ◽  
Jinwei Li ◽  
Dawei Wang ◽  
Youquan Feng
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Ground Motions ◽  
Time History ◽  
Seismic Action ◽  
Response Spectrum Method ◽  
Spectrum Method ◽  
Wind Turbine Tower ◽  
Ground Types ◽  
Nonlinear Time History

The steel–concrete hybrid wind turbine tower is characterized by the concrete tubular segment at the lower part and the traditional steel tubular segment at the upper part. Because of the great change of mass and stiffness along the height of the tower at the connection of steel segment and concrete segment, its dynamic responses under seismic ground motions are significantly different from those of the traditional steel tubular wind turbine tower. Two detailed finite element models of a full steel tubular tower and a steel–concrete hybrid tower for 2.0 MW wind turbine built in the same wind farm are, respectively, developed by using the finite element software ABAQUS. The response spectrum method is applied to analyze the seismic action effects of these two towers under three different ground types. Three groups of ground motions corresponding to three ground types are used to analyze the dynamic response of the steel–concrete hybrid tower by the nonlinear time history method. The numerical results show that the seismic action effect by the response spectrum method is lower than those by the nonlinear time history method. And then it can be concluded that the response spectrum method is not suitable for calculating the seismic action effects of the steel–concrete hybrid tower directly and the time history analyses should be a necessary supplement for its seismic design. The first three modes have obvious contributions on the dynamic response of the steel–concrete hybrid tower.

Collapse analysis of wind turbine tower under the coupled effects of wind and near-field earthquake

Wind Energy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Fan ◽  
Qian Li ◽  
Yanping Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Wind Turbine Tower ◽  
Collapse Analysis

Fatigue Failure Modes in Self-Piercing Riveted Aluminium Alloy Joints

Volume 3 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Han ◽  
K. Young ◽  
R. Hewitt ◽  
A. Chrysanthou ◽  
J. M. O’Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Aluminium Alloy ◽  
Fatigue Failure ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Surface Condition ◽  
Fatigue Behaviour ◽  
Alloy Sheet ◽  
Static Tests ◽  
Failure Patterns ◽  
Interfacial Conditions ◽  
Sheet Surface

Self-piercing riveting, as an alternative joining method to spot-welding, has attracted considerable interest from the automotive industry and has been widely used in aluminium intensive vehicles. One of the important factors that need to be considered is the effect of cyclic loading in service, leading to possible fatigue failure. The previous work reported in the public domain on the behaviour of self-piercing rivets has mainly focused on static tests. The work which is reported in this paper is concerned with the fatigue behaviour of single-rivet joints, joining two 2mm 5754 aluminium alloy sheets. The investigation also examined the effect of interfacial conditions on the fatigue behaviour. A number of fatigue failure mechanisms were observed based on rivet fracture, sheet fracture and combinations of these. The investigation has shown that they were dependent on the applied load and the sheet surface condition. Three-parameter Weibull analysis, using Reliasoft Weibull ++5.0 software, was conducted to analyse the experimental results. The analysis enabled the prediction of early-type failure (infant mortality failure) and wear-out failure patterns depending on the condition of the self-piercing riveted joints and the alloy sheet surface.

Experimental Assessment of the Dynamic Behavior of Polyolefin Thermoplastic Hot Melt Adhesive

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raffaele Ciardiello ◽  
Andrea Tridello ◽  
Luca Goglio ◽  
Giovanni Belingardi
Keyword(s):  
Failure Modes ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Lap Joints ◽  
Adhesive Joints ◽  
Dynamic Tests ◽  
Cohesive Failure ◽  
Static Tests ◽  
Piping Systems ◽  
The Many ◽  
Hot Melt

In the last decades, the use of adhesives has rapidly increased in many industrial fields. Adhesive joints are often preferred to traditional fasteners due to the many advantages that they offer. For instance, adhesive joints show a better stress distribution compared to the traditional fasteners and high mechanical properties under different loading conditions. Furthermore, they are usually preferred for joining components made of different materials. A wide variety of adhesives is currently available: thermoset adhesives are generally employed for structural joints but recently there has been a significant increment in the use of thermoplastic adhesives, in particular of the hot-melt adhesives (HMAs). HMAs permit to bond a large number of materials, including metal and plastics (e.g., polypropylene, PP), which can be hardly bonded with traditional adhesives. Furthermore, HMAs are characterized by a short open time and, therefore, permit for a quick and easy assembly process since they can be easily spread on the adherend surfaces by means of a hot-melt gun and they offer the opportunity of an ease disassembling process for repair and recycle. For all these reasons, HMAs are employed in many industrial applications and are currently used also for bonding polypropylene and polyolefin piping systems. In the present paper, the dynamic response of single lap joints (SLJ) obtained by bonding together with a polyolefin HMA two polypropylene substrates was experimentally assessed. Quasi-static tests and dynamic tests were carried out to investigate the strain rate effect: dynamic tests were carried out with a modified instrumented impact pendulum. Relevant changes in the joint performance have been put in evidence. Failure modes were finally analysed and compared. A change in the failure mode is experimentally found: in quasi-static tests SLJ failed due to a cohesive failure of the adhesive, whereas in dynamic tests the SLJ failed due to an interfacial failure, with a low energy absorption.

Methodology for seismic risk assessment for tubular steel wind turbine towers: application to Canadian seismic environment

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Nuta ◽  
Constantin Christopoulos ◽  
Jeffrey A. Packer
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Hazard ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Seismic Loading ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Design Spectrum ◽  
Wind Turbine Tower ◽  
Damage States ◽  
Wind Turbine Towers ◽  
Hazard Level ◽  
Hazard Levels

The seismic response of tubular steel wind turbine towers is of significant concern as they are increasingly being installed in seismic areas and design codes do not clearly address this aspect of design. The seismic hazard is hence assessed for the Canadian seismic environment using implicit finite element analysis and incremental dynamic analysis of a 1.65 MW wind turbine tower. Its behaviour under seismic excitation is evaluated, damage states are defined, and a framework is developed for determining the probability of damage of the tower at varying seismic hazard levels. Results of the implementation of this framework in two Canadian locations are presented herein, where the risk was found to be low for the seismic hazard level prescribed for buildings. However, the design of wind turbine towers is subject to change, and the design spectrum is highly uncertain. Thus, a methodology is outlined to thoroughly investigate the probability of reaching predetermined damage states under any seismic loading conditions for future considerations.

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