Experimental investigation of buckling of wind turbine tower cylindrical shells with opening and stiffening under bending

Keyphrases

• Wind Turbine Tower 100%
• Cylindrical Shell 100%
• Inelastic Effects 100%
• Geometric Imperfection 100%
• Finite Element Analysis 50%
• Ultimate Load 50%
• Cutout 50%
• Numerical Prediction 50%
• Strain Measurement 50%
• Strength Loss 50%
• Geometric Nonlinearity 50%
• Geometric Characteristics 50%
• Wind Turbine Characteristics 50%
• Contact Interaction 50%
• Buckling Behavior 50%

Engineering

• Experimental Investigation 100%
• Slenderness 100%
• Cylindrical Shell 100%
• Compressed Air Motors 100%
• Experimental Result 50%
• Numerical Study 50%
• Good Agreement 50%
• Numerical Prediction 50%
• Strength Loss 50%
• Buckling Behavior 50%
• Finite Element Analysis 50%
• Nonlinearity 50%