QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS IN WIND TURBINE GENERATOR PILES TESTING

Geotehnički aspekti građevinarstva i zemljotresno inženjerstvo 2025, Vrnjačka Banja, 15 – 17. oktobar 2025. (pp. 103-114)

АУТОР(И) / AUTHOR(S): Mladen Ćosić , Nikola Božović

САЖЕТАК / ABSTRACT:

The paper presents a methodology for quality management in pile testing and analyzes the results of pile tests for wind turbine foundations. Quality control was carried out in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 for Static Load Tests (SLT) and Dynamic Load Tests (DLT), alongside the introduction of a new technical document – the Pile Testing Project, which defines, implements, and supervises the entire testing process. Tests were performed using both reaction and autonomous hydraulic loading systems. The study found that most DLT results fall within the mean value and standard deviation range, noting that DLTs were performed in foundation pits on service piles, whereas SLTs were conducted outside the pits on test piles.

КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ / KEYWORDS:

piles, QMS, testing, SLT, DLT, bearing capacity, comparative analysis

ПРОЈЕКАТ / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

This paper was financially supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Republic of Serbia within the Project: 451-03-136/2025-03/200012. This support is gratefully acknowledged.

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