Abstract: A metamodeling methodology is applied to reduce the large computational cost required in the design of variable geometry trusses (VGTs). Using this methodology, submodels of finite elements within ...

Abstract: This paper presents a calculation of the general static load-carrying capacity of four-contact-point slewing bearings under axial, radial, and tilting-moment loads. This calculation is based on a ...

Abstract: This paper presents a metamodel that enables estimation of the elastic interaction that occurs in the bolted joints of a wind generator tower during the tightening sequence. In this kind of ...