Published June 28, 2023
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BladeBridge: Three Design Options for a Pedestrian Bridge made from Decommissioned 53 Meter Wind Turbine Blades
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- 1. Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
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In recent decades, the widespread use of wind power has led to the rise of a new environmental issue
in the form of wind turbine blade waste. To combat the landfilling and incineration of what is
projected to be millions of tons GFRP blades, the Re-Wind Network aims to find solutions to
repurpose wind blades in structural applications. This paper reports on the design and analysis of three
options for an 18.5 meter pedestrian bridge made using decommissioned 53-meter blades. Maximum
strains and deflections found through structural analysis of these BladeBridges are used to assess the
feasibility of each option.
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