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Ice-Induced Vibrational Response of Single-Pile Offshore Wind-Turbine Foundations

by Zhoujie Zhu¹, Gang Wang¹, Qingquan Liu¹, Guojun Wang², Rui Dong², Dayong Zhang^2,3,*

1 Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, PowerChina Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited, Hangzhou, 311122, China
2 School of Ocean Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, 124221, China
3 Ningbo Institute of Dalian University of Technology, Ningbo, 315000, China

* Corresponding Author: Dayong Zhang. Email:

Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2024, 20(3), 625-639. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2023.042128

Received 19 May 2023; Accepted 05 September 2023; Issue published 12 January 2024

Abstract

Important challenges must be addressed to make wind turbines sustainable renewable energy sources. A typical problem concerns the design of the foundation. If the pile diameter is larger than that of the jacket platform, traditional mechanical models cannot be used. In this study, relying on the seabed soil data of an offshore wind farm, the m-method and the equivalent embedded method are used to address the single-pile wind turbine foundation problem for different pile diameters. An approach to determine the equivalent pile length is also proposed accordingly. The results provide evidence for the effectiveness and reliability of the model based on the equivalent embedded method.

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