Which outcome occurs when rapid cycling stresses wind turbine blades past the fatigue endurance limit?

💡 Explanation

Fatigue failure occurs because cyclic loading causes stress concentration at microstructural flaws, leading to crack initiation and propagation, which is the mechanism of fatigue. The outcome, therefore, is microscopic damage, which accumulates with each cycle, rather than sudden crystallization under stress or a shift in surface albedo.

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