Experimental Evaluation of Connectors Performance for Modular Double-Skinned Composite Tubular Wind Turbine Tower
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Title
- Experimental Evaluation of Connectors Performance for Modular Double-Skinned Composite Tubular Wind Turbine Tower
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Author(s)
- Kim, Sungwon; Hong, Hyemin; Han, Taek Hee
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- Kim, Sung Won(김성원); Hong, Hye Min(홍혜민); Han, Taek Hee(한택희)
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Alternative Author(s)
- 김성원; 홍혜민; 한택희
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Publication Year
- 2021-06
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Abstract
- 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.
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ISSN
- 2076-3417
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/41476
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DOI
- 10.3390/app11135899
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Bibliographic Citation
- APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL, v.11, no.13, 2021
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Publisher
- MDPI
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Subject
- COLUMN
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Keywords
- DSCT; wind turbine tower; wind power; connection; modular
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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