To improve the robustness of fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) in bolted joints, local metal-hybridization of the FRP laminate can be performed to obtain an FRP-based fiber metal laminate (FML) of increased bearing strength. ...

Due to the visco-elasto-plastic material behavior, the added energy to concrete specimens during fatigue tests is transformed into another form of energy. Besides the description of the energetic material behavior of ...

One of the main structural components of offshore wind turbines is the substructure which bridges the gap between seabed and tower foot. One possible concept employed in intermediate water depths for turbines with high-rated ...

While substructures of offshore wind turbines become older and begin to reach their design lifetimes, the relevance of measurement based lifetime extension increases. To make well-founded decisions on possible lifetime ...