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Composite Technologies Research Group
Current news and new reports:
The current DOE/MSU Composite Material Fatigue Database can be downloaded from:
DoE/MSU March 2008 Composite Material Database, Version 17.0
or Download it (and other papers) from Sandia's composites / wind energy web page
For full-scale wind turbine blade testing - Link to NREL
RECENT AND DRAFT PUBLICATIONS (pdf formats)
1. SAMPE 2008 paper "Composite Materials Fatigue Issues in Wind Turbine Blade Construction,"John F. Mandell, Daniel D. Samborsky, and Pancasatya Agastra, SAMPE 2008, Long Beach, May 18-22, 2008.
2. AIAA/ASME 2008 paper "Effects of Glass Fabric and Laminate Construction on the Fatigue of Resin Infused Blade Materials," Daniel D. Samborsky, Pancasatya Agastra and John F. Mandell, 2008 Wind Energy Symposium, January 10, 2008, Reno, Nevada
3. AIAA/ASME 2007 paper "Comparison of Tensile Fatigue Resistance and Constant Life Diagrams for Several Potential Wind Turbine Blade Laminates," Daniel D. Samborsky, Timothy J. Wilson and John F. Mandell, 2007 Wind Energy Symposium, January 8-11, 2007,Reno, Nevada
4. JSEE 2008 paper - "Delamination at Thick Ply Drops in Carbon and Glass Fiber Laminates Under Fatigue Loading," Daniel D. Samborsky , Timothy J. Wilson, Pancasatya Agastra and John F, Mandell, Journal of Solar Energy Engineering , Vol.130, No.3, 2008
5. Tim Wilson's Masters Thesis - Wilson, Tim "Modeling of In-Plane and Interlaminar Fatigue Behavior of Glass and Carbon Fiber Composite Materials," M.S. Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Montana State University, 2007.
6. Rogier Nijssen "Fatigue Life Prediction and Strength Degradation of Wind Turbine Rotor Blade Composites," PhD Thesis, Aerospace Engineering (2006) Delft University - The Netherlands, email - r.p.l.nijssen@wmc.eu for a pdf copy. The Sandia report version of his thesis can be downloaded here (PDF version)
Here is a link to the European OPTIMAT wind turbine rotor blade materials research programme -
The 'Optidat database' file can be downloaded from www.wmc.eu/optimatblades_optidat.php
Last Contractor Report:
"Fatigue of Composite Materials and Structures for Wind Turbine Blades"
other published papers and reports are listed under Publications
Composites Group Mailing Address
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY - BOZEMAN
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
306 Cobleigh Hall
Bozeman, Montana 59717-3920
Composites Group main office number (406) 994-3597
Chemical and Biological Engineering office number (406) 994-2221
Map to MSU - Bozeman and the Composites Group
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updated May 15, 2008
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