The impact of initial imperfections on the fatigue assessment of tower flange connections in floating wind turbines: A review

During the massive manufactures and installations of fixed offshore wind turbines in China, initial imperfections were often found in the inspection. As more and more attentions and efforts of the wind energy sector have been devoted to deep waters with fixed and floating wind turbines (FWTs), the i...

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Main Authors: Tao Zou, Xinbo Niu, Xingda Ji, Mingxin Li, Longbin Tao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.1063120/full