Research to wind energy plants
Preliminary tests on a tower structure consisting of three stacked reinforced concrete circular ring segments
Subproject Load-bearing behaviour of joints in wind energy plants in the joint research project SMARTower: Design and lifetime monitoring of modular tower constructions for wind turbines more details
Funding: BMWK
Period: 08/2022 – 07/2025
Research focus in WinConFat-Structure
Subproject Fatigue behavior of concrete as well as concrete components with and without dry joints within the joint research project WinConFat-Structure: Fatigue of components of wind turbines made of RC and prestressed concrete under high cyclic loading more details
Funding: BMWK
Period: 05/2022 – 04/2026
Offshore substructure types in wind farms with different water depths
Project B01: Integrated design process for offshore structures more details
Funding: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) / SFB 1463
Period: 01/2021 – 12/2024
Trial test with measuring instrument AMSY6 from Vallen Systeme
Project C01: Robuste lifetime monitoring concepts for offshore wind turbines more details
Funding: DFG / SFB 1463
Period: 01/2021 – 12/2024
Preliminary tests with strain gages in the climate chamber
Subproject Experimental studies and data basis (ExData) within the joint research project KISWind: AI-supported acoustic emission monitoring for automatic damage detection in supporting structures of wind turbines more details
Funding: BMWK
Period: 07/2020 – 06/2024
Finished projects – wind energy plants
Ultrasounic investigation of a large concrete beam
Finished projects – topic WEP – you can find here.