Review of digital image correlation application to large-scale composite structure testing

R Janeliukstis, X Chen - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
This study reviews the recent progress in the application of digital image correlation (DIC) to
testing composite structures with an order of size magnitude of meters. The DIC technique …

Root causes and mechanisms of failure of wind turbine blades: Overview

L Mishnaevsky Jr - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
A review of the root causes and mechanisms of damage and failure to wind turbine blades is
presented in this paper. In particular, the mechanisms of leading edge erosion, adhesive …

[HTML][HTML] An adaptive-noise Augmented Kalman Filter approach for input-state estimation in structural dynamics

S Vettori, E Di Lorenzo, B Peeters, MM Luczak… - … Systems and Signal …, 2023 - Elsevier
The establishment of a Digital Twin of an operating engineered system can increase the
potency of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) tools, which are then bestowed with …

[HTML][HTML] Risk-based maintenance strategy selection for wind turbine composite blades

JC Lopez, A Kolios - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Blades are one of the most important components, in terms of capital and operational costs,
of wind turbines. In contrast with some other elements of the turbine, the knowledge …

Structural health monitoring in aviation: a comprehensive review and future directions for machine learning

F Kosova, Ö Altay, HÖ Ünver - Nondestructive testing and …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Aircraft structures are exposed to a variety of operational and environmental loads that can
cause structural deformation and fractures. Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) has emerged …

[HTML][HTML] Compression–compression fatigue damage of wrinkled carbon/glass hybrid composite laminates

XY Miao, X Chen, S Rasmussen, M McGugan - Composite Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Compression–compression fatigue tests were carried out to study the compressive fatigue
damage mechanisms of a carbon/glass hybrid composite laminate with a manufacturing …

Effect of voids on fatigue damage propagation in 3D5D braided composites revealed via automated algorithms using X-ray computed tomography

X Liu, X Wang, D Zhang, K Qian - International Journal of Fatigue, 2022 - Elsevier
The main objective of this study is to analyze the effect of voids on damage evolution in three-
dimensional five-directional (3D5D) braided composites under fatigue loading. This was …

Adaptive iterative approach for efficient signal processing of blade tip timing

H Li, Z Yang, S Wu, Z Wang, S Tian… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Blade health monitoring (BHM) is an important technology to ensure safe operation of
turbine machinery. The blade tip timing (BTT) method is a non-contact approach of vibration …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-site crack initiation in local details of composite adhesive joints

XY Miao, X Chen, R Lu, MA Eder - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding fracture mechanisms of thick bondline composite adhesive joints is of great
importance for designing reliable large utility composite structures, eg wind turbine rotor …

3D multiscale dynamic analysis of offshore wind turbine blade under fully coupled loads

B Wang, L Wang, X Liang, F Sheng, J Zhang, Y Hong… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Wind turbine blades are typically sophisticated structures with complex geometry and
composite layup. The realistic loads acting on blades serviced in harsh offshore …