Jed Rothwell wrote:
A 60 m wind turbine in Aomori Japan fell over mysteriously. There was
no strong wind at the time. See (in Japanese with photo):
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20070110i501.htm?from=main5
wind turbine accidents are more common than you might think. I doubt
that any large-scale energy generation technology can be made
perfectly safe. See:
http://www.responsiblewind.org/docs/wind_turbine_accidents_in_pictures.pdf
- Jed
Looks like they used a dodgy batch of concrete. The fracture surface is
very smooth and theres no fragments attached to the rebar.
