Boarding control system for improved accessibility to offshore wind turbines: Full-scale testing [PDF]
, 2015 This paper considers the dynamic modelling and motion control of a Surface Effect Ship (SES) for safer transfer of personnel and equipment from vessel to-and-from an offshore wind-turbine.
Auestad, Øyvind F. +4 more
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Comparative full-scale fire performance testing of ETICS systems
Građevinar, 2016 A full-scale test has been performed to determine fire performance of different ETICS systems (combustible insulation, combustible insulation with fire barrier, non-combustible insulation).
Dubravka Bjegović +4 more
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Full-Scale Fire Resistance Testing of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Various FRPR einforcement [PDF]
Archives of Civil Engineering, 2020 The widespread use of Fibre-Reinforced Polymers (FRP) reinforced concrete (RC) structural members is hindered by their low fire resistant characteristics, limiting their use to cases, where fire resistance is not a priority.
Kostiantyn Protchenko, Marek Urbański
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The BeTOP facility for performance testing of building systems [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Proposing new materials and systems to improve buildings' performance and energy efficiency often requires testing their performance in the field. Experimental performance characterization of new and existing building systems is crucial to understanding ...
Berardi Umberto
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Full-Scale Testing on Seismic Performance of Surge Arrester with Retrofitted Composite Insulators
Buildings, 2022 In electrical substations, glass-fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) insulators provide an alternative to porcelain insulators for better seismic performance.
Sheng Li +5 more
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Full-Scale Aerodynamic And Rotordynamic Testing For Large Centrifugal Compressors. [PDF]
, 2009 Lecturepg. 71-80This paper describes a full-scale, flexible test vehicle designed and built by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to validate the aerodynamic and mechanical performance of large compressors for a variety of applications. This paper
Gilarranz, Jose L. +3 more
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Full-scale and bench-scale testing of a coal-fueled gas turbine system [PDF]
, 1992 Components for a coal-fueled industrial gas turbine were developed and tested at both benchscale and full-scale. The components included a two stage slagging combustor, a particulate rejection impact separator (PRIS), and a secondary particulate filter ...
Wen, C. S. +5 more
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Observations from structural testing of full-scale tidal turbine blades
, 2023 In recent years, tidal energy has emerged as a potential key player in future energy security, as it provides a reliable, predictable and dependable source of renewable energy, where, in 2022, the cumulative installed capacity of tidal stream energy in ...
Glennon, Conor +9 more
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Full-Scale Testing and Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of a Fully Precast Noise Barrier Wall System [PDF]
, 2023 Full-scale experimental testing in civil engineering is crucial in ensuring infrastructure projects' safety, reliability, and performance. It helps validate designs, assure safety, allow new innovations to be implemented, and provide empirical data for ...
Ahmad Ghaleb Elrefae (18142198)
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Frontiers in Built Environment, 2017 This paper describes a new full-scale (FS) testing apparatus for conducting performance evaluations of FS building envelope systems. The simulator can generate spatially uniform, time-varying pressure conditions associated with Saffir–Simpson Hurricane ...
Seraphy Y. Shen +3 more
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