“This cycle continues and worsens until it is addressed during maintenance by retorquing the bolts to reapply enough compression to the yaw bearing. Eventually, the components wear and fatigue to the ...

AMES, Iowa – Hydraulic equipment in two civil engineering labs recently pushed and pulled at test sections of a new kind of wind turbine tower, simulating the heavy, twisting loads that towers have to ...

Evaluating the various tradeoffs in wind-turbine design requires extensive evaluation in simulation and measurement. In this white paper, experts discuss how AC and DC power supplies and loads play a ...

insights from industrySandra BuechsHead of Product ManagementEvonik In this interview, AZoMaterials talks to Sandra Buechs, Head of Product Management, from Evonik about their vision in materials ...

Wind turbines are a fantastic, cheap, renewable source of energy. However, nothing lasts forever, and over time, the blades of wind turbines fatigue and must be replaced. This then raises the question ...

AMES, Iowa – Grant Schmitz, eyes inches from a 6.5-by-12-foot panel of ultra-high performance concrete, studied the smooth surface for tiny cracks. He and other research engineers carefully marked ...

Interstate 70 northeast of Williamsport, Maryland, reopened after an almost three-hour closure the morning of June 30, caused by a truck's wind turbine load crossing lanes on both sides, according to ...

In this interview, AZoMaterials talks to Sandra Buechs, Head of Product Management, from Evonik about their vision in materials science for sustainable energy, focusing on how their new foam core ...