Fig. 1. Standard method used for displaying fatigue test results. 1a (right) shows standard fatigue testing terminology, and 1b. (left) depicts an S-N diagram. Photo Credit: Dan Adams Fatigue testing ...

Wind Engineering, Vol. 40, No. 3 (June 2016), pp. 189-198 (10 pages) Abstract In this article, the fatigue strength in composite materials of wind turbine blades under dry–wet conditions is predicted ...

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