Civil Engineering Challenges Associated With Design of Offshore Wind Turbines With Special Reference to China
Subhamoy Bhattacharya1, Lizhong Wang2, Junwei Liu3 and Yi Hong2, 1University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom, 2Zhejiang University, Zhejiang Sheng, China, 3Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao Shi, China Email: 1s.bhattacharya@surrey.ac.uk
Abstract
Offshore wind turbines (OWTs) are new types of structures with no track record of long-term performance. This chapter discusses the challenges in the design of OWTs with a focus on the Chinese waters. The main loads acting on a wind turbine are discussed together with the specific case of Chinese waters where in some location typhoon/cyclone and earthquake governs. ...
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