Development, implementation, calibration and use of practical constitutive models in finite element analysis of offshore foundations

Thesis

The finite element method is routinely used for the design of offshore wind turbine foundations, with complex time-consuming three-dimensional (3D) finite element analysis (FEA) typically performed to calibrate site-specific simplified macro element or one-dimensional (1D) finite models for rapid foundation sizing design calculations. The soil constitutive model used in a FEA calculation significantly influences the predicted foundation response. Therefore, given the uptake by industry of ...

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Authors: Whyte, S

• Type of award: DEng
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: suction bucket; constitutive models; offshore foundations; monopile; FEA
• Subjects: Geotechnical Engineering; Offshore Engineering; Offshore Foundation Design; Offshore Wind