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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-1919-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-1919-2022
Research article
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26 Sep 2022
Research article |  | 26 Sep 2022

Probabilistic temporal extrapolation of fatigue damage of offshore wind turbine substructures based on strain measurements

Clemens Hübler and Raimund Rolfes

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Offshore wind turbines are beginning to reach their design lifetimes. Hence, lifetime extensions are becoming relevant. To make well-founded decisions on possible lifetime extensions, fatigue damage predictions are required. Measurement-based assessments instead of simulation-based analyses have rarely been conducted so far, since data are limited. Therefore, this work focuses on the temporal extrapolation of measurement data. It is shown that fatigue damage can be extrapolated accurately.
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