Jointed wind turbine rotor blade having spar cap constructed of varying forms of materials along its span

A rotor blade for a wind turbine, comprising:

• a first blade segment and a second blade segment extending in opposite directions from a chord-wise joint, each of the first and second blade segments comprising at least one shell member defining an airfoil surface and an internal support structure, the first blade segment comprising a beam structure extending lengthwise that structurally connects with the second blade segment at a receiving section, wherein at least one of the internal support structures of the first and second blade segments comprise at least one spar cap;
• and,
• one or more pin joints positioned on the at least one spar cap for connecting the first and second blade segments,
• wherein the at least one spar cap comprises varying forms of materials along a span of the rotor blade, the varying forms of materials comprising at least two of the following:
• one or more infused composite laminates, one or more pre-preg composite laminates, one or more pre-fabricated or pre-cured composite elements, one or more additively-manufactured structures, or one or more non-composite structural solids.