2019, Structural Lifecycle Industry Collaboration, The Crown Estate Research, S-N Curves and Guidance for Fatigue Assessment of Butt Welded Thick Steel Plates based on Large Scale Tests

Structural Lifecycle Industry Collaboration (SLIC), is a Joint Industry Project with the participation of Offshore Wind Operators, the UK Department for Energy and Climate Change and The Crown Estate. It has the technical support of Cranfield University, Siemens WP and certification bodies DNV-GL and Lloyds Register The aim of the project was to improve the understanding of fatigue in offshore wind farms, and enable the design of new structures to be optimized accordingly.