Concrete Structures for Wind Turbines (Beton-Kalender Series) - Softcover

Grünberg, Jürgen; Göhlmann, Joachim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3433030413 ISBN 13: 9783433030417

Publisher: Ernst & Sohn, 2013

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-10-09 Pages: 242 Language: English Publisher: Wiley The wind energy industry in Germany has an excellent global standing when it comes to the development and construction of wind turbines Germany currently represents the worlds largest market for. wind energy. The ongoing development of ever more powerful wind turbines plus additional requirements for the design and construction of their offshore foundation structures exceeds the actual experiences gained so far in the various disciplines concerned.This book gives a comprehensive overview for planning and structural design analysis . of reinforced concrete and pre-stressed concrete wind turbine towers for both. onshore and offshore wind turbines Wind turbines represent structures subjected to highly dynamic loading patterns Therefore. for the design of loadbearing structures. fatigue effects -. and ...

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About the Author:

Jurgen Grunberg, Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing., studied civil engineering at the Technical University Berlin and at the University Hannover where he gained his doctorate from. Following eight years as project manager at HOCHTIEF AG and at IMS, Ingenieurgemeinschaft Meerestechnik und Seebau, since 1983 as consulting engineer and since 1986 as test engineer for structural engineering, he became professor for concrete construction at the University Hannover in 1993. Already since 1980 he deals with design and construction of offshore structures, telecommunication towers and later on of wind turbine towers. Professor Grunberg is a member of numerous national and international expert commissions in the fields of reinforced concrete and the author of a large number of books and articles. Joachim Goehlmann, Dr.-Ing., studied structural engineering at the Leibniz University Hannover where he completed his doctorate with the doctorate thesis ?Damage calculation of concrete constructions for wind turbines subjected to multi-stage and multi-axial fatigue loading?. Dr. Goehlmann has been involved with the design, manufacture and measurement of towers and foundations for wind turbines for over 13 years. Since 2010 he has been managing director at grbv Ingenieure im Bauwesen GmbH in Hannover, Germany. grbv is an independent planning and consulting company for structural design of towers and support structures for on- and offshore wind farms.

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The wind energy industry in Germany has an excellent global standing when it comes to the development and construction of wind turbines. Germany is currently the world's largest market for wind energy. The ongoing development of ever more powerful wind turbines plus additional requirements for the design and construction of their offshore foundation structures exceeds the actual experience gained so far in the various disciplines concerned.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the planning and structural analysis of reinforced and prestressed concrete wind turbine towers for both onshore and offshore installations. Wind turbines are structures subjected to highly dynamic loading patterns. Therefore, when designing loadbearing structures, fatigue effects - and not just maximum loads - are extremely important, especially in the connections and joints of concrete and hybrid structures. Multi-axial stress conditions - so far not covered by the design codes - occur in such structures. The specific actions, the non-linear behaviour and the modelling for the structural analysis are explained. Design and verification with a focus on fatigue are addressed. The chapter on construction includes hybrid structures, segmental construction of prestressed concrete towers and offshore wind turbine foundations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ernst & Sohn
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 3433030413
• ISBN 13: 9783433030417
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 242