A Review of Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Bolted Flange Connections in the Offshore Wind Industry

The use of bolted flange connections in the offshore wind industry has steeply risen in the last few years. This trend is because of failings observed in other modes of joints such as grouted joints, coupled with enormous economic losses associated with such failures. As many aspects of bolted flang...

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Main Authors: Ali Mehmanparast, Saeid Lotfian, Sukumara Pillai Vipin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Metals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/10/6/732