A cuckoo search based neural network to predict fatigue life in rotor blade composites | Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences
In modern wind turbine blades industry, fiber-reinforced composites are mostly used for their good mechanical characteristics: high stiffness, low density and long fatigue life. Wind turbine blades are constructed in different structural elements from a variety of composite laminates, often including Unidirectional (UD) material in spars and multiple forms of Multidirectional (MD) in skins and webs. The purpose of this paper is to identify materials that have appropriate fiber orientations to improve fatigue life.....
