Assessing the viability of implementing significantly oversized holes in high strength friction grip bolted connections: Towards the increased modularity of bridge decks and ease of their replacement

The development towards a circular economy has many hurdles to overcome. For the construction sector an important step in this process is the transition towards reusing structural elements. Prefabrication of elements is a significant step towards achieving this concept. However, a case where both prefabrication and reuse are limited is the...

Design of a turbine blade root connection with bushings

With a growing demand for longer blades in the wind turbine industry for higher rated power per turbine, a structurally sound blade-root connection is of commercial importance. Bushing connections have been a commercially favoured design in the past few years, replacing the commonly used T-bolt connection as the joining method of choice. The new...