Wind power towers located in the intertidal zone are not only influenced by wind load but also affected by the rising and falling of the tides. Little research examining the dynamic characteristics of wind power towers under multi-factor coupling loads has been conducted. Based on the finite element method and field testing, dynamic characteristics of the wind towers under complex loads were studied. Change laws of natural frequencies of wind power towers under different water levels were analyzed, and change laws of acceleration, displacement, strain and failure characteristics of a wind power tower under the coupling load of wind and tide levels were analyzed. The wind tower blade in expansion and deformation characteristics of two types of feathering were analyzed. The results showed that the influence of water levels on the low order natural frequency of a wind power tower structure was slight, but the influence on the high order frequency was higher. The maximum displacement of a wind power tower structure under a fluctuating wind load increased with increasing height. In extreme cases, a wind power tower will appear to have buckling instability destruction when the blades are in a state of suitable slurry. The top displacement of a wind power tower was less than a state displacement. Field monitoring results validate the correctness of the numerical simulation analysis.
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