Wind actions on structures and wind energy potential
Program Schedule
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The participants will be introduced to wind data analysis and calculation of key characteristics to describe wind loading and wind energy potential at a specific location. Static and dynamic wind effects on structures will be studied to provide basis for a reliability analysis.
Special considerations will be on wind turbine design, both on-shore and off-shore types. The design will be based on virtual experimentation technology (i.e., finite element modelling). The students will gain knowledge on wind turbine, power distribution and power storage design.
MAIN TOPICS
Identification of energy transfer processes between wind and structures
MAIN TOPICS
Applying different methodologies to analyze and solve problems in wind engineering
MAIN TOPICS
Modeling wind loading on structures using virtual numerical experimentation
MAIN TOPICS
Analyze wind energy potential
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
5-day course in accordance with the course plan
Practical work on project assignments
Final presentation of the project assignments
Lecture notes will be distributed to the students
PROGRAM PLAN
1. Wind loading on structures (3h), wind data analysis (2h)
PROGRAM PLAN
2. Wind turbine support structure and electrical power distribution grid design (3h), reliability of off-shore wind turbines (2h)
PROGRAM PLAN
3. Numerical modeling of structures under wind load (3h), practical work (2h)
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4. Urban wind climate (3h), practical work (2h)
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5. Field trip (3h), project presentation (2h)
Target audience: MSc. and PhD. students of civil or structural engineering
Maximum 14 students