Fatigue assessment of existing offshore wind turbine support structures for lifetime extension

• Main Author: Tofik, Halsho (author)
• Other Authors: Sliggers, Frank (mentor), Fallais, Dominik (mentor), van der Male, Pim (mentor), van Dalen, Karel (graduation committee), Truijens, Joris (mentor), Delft University of Technology (degree granting institution)
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Wind Turbine; Lifetime extension; Assessment method; Support structures; Arctic; Gemini
• Online Access: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:d1d6a5f6-6c34-4450-8e79-06b1eca6fc99

Offshore wind turbines (OWTs), together with their support structures, are designed for an operational period of 20 years. The first generation of these offshore wind turbines has already reached or is approaching their designed lifetime of 20 years. Depending on the legislation and the governmental...