Wind turbine structures are key components for modern transformation into free energy and
greener environment. In recent years, a rapid growth in the development and installation of …

With global warming and the depletion of fossil energy sources, renewable energy is
gradually replacing non-renewable energy as the main energy in the future. As one of the …

The capacity of installed wind power is growing rapidly in cold climate regions; however,
turbine blades are susceptible to ice accumulation. The aerodynamic properties of turbine …

This study presents a structural health monitoring system that is able to detect structural
defects of wind turbine blade such as cracks, leading/trailing-edge opening, or delamination …

The study aimed to investigate the performance of a Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
methodology based on use of a single accelerometer and single actuator in the detection …

In recent era of constructional practices, sensor-based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is
widely utilized and considered as a trustworthy Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) technique …

To optimally plan maintenance of wind turbine blades, knowledge of the degradation
processes and the remaining useful life is essential. In this paper, a method is proposed for …

This paper presents the design and experimental realization of a cooperative radar network
for structural health monitoring (SHM) of wind turbine blades. For this purpose, 40 FMCW …

The interest in the use of composite materials in thin-walled structures has grown over the
last decades due to their well-known superior mechanical performance and reduced weight …

This study aims to investigate the performance of a data-driven methodology for quantifying
damage based on the use of a metamodel obtained from the Polynomial Chaos-Kriging …