Research Article

Microwave Structural Health Monitoring of the Grouted Connection of a Monopile-Based Offshore Wind Turbine: Fatigue Testing Using a Scaled Laboratory Demonstrator

Table 4

Evaluation of the modal analysis of damage mode.

DateAssociated load levelFrequency (Hz)Diff. to previous (Hz)Damping (%)Diff. to previous (%)

October 31Reference260.410.5
November 03Initial commissioning 10%258.46−1.950.520.02
November 16 08:36 UTC5 hours 10%254.43−4.031.020.5
November 18 07:36 UTC5 hours 20%251.72−2.711.370.35
November 22 07:36 UTC5 hours 40%247.59−4.132.931.56