
Sub-component testing of a trailing edge segments which were cutout from a rotor blade of a wind turbine has been demonstrated to successfully work under static compression, e.g., buckling. However, the actual and representative loading a blade is subjected to in field is a cyclic tension-compression or tension-tension load depending on the position along the blade span. This loading can provoke the initiation of tunneling cracks in the adhesive layer. To this end, this work presents a new load frame design for a sub component test capable to withstand these loads. The frame successfully resisted load spectra of about 2.9 Mio. cycles while step-wise increasing the maximum strain up to 3,000 μm/m at a test frequency of 3 Hz. No significant damage was observed.
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 0 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
