3-D Simulation of Bucket Foundations Used For Offshore Wind Turbines under Monotonic Loading Conditions

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1 Senior Design Engineer, Fadjr Water and Reclaimation Consulting Engineers Co. Shiraz, Iran

2 Department of Water Sciences and Engineering, Jahrom University, Iran

3 Department of Water Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract

Bucket foundation is a new foundation concept developed in the last decade for offshore wind turbines. Due to easy and faster installation with significantly lower expenses compared to the conventional foundations such as gravity bases and mono piles, suction caissons foundations are reliable and alternative foundation solutions. In this study push-over analysis was utilized to investigate the response of a typical monopod offshore wind turbine foundation under monotonic loading condition. Finite Element Method was used to define and analyze different scenarios.

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Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Volume 53.1, Issue 110 - Serial Number 110
Spring 2023
May 2023
Pages 31-41

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