Application of a numerical-based soil reaction curve method for design of laterally loaded monopiles

Thesis

Monopiles are the major current foundation type for offshore wind turbine foundations. The geotechnical design of monopiles usually employs conventional ‘p-y’ approaches, originally developed for the design of long slender piles for the oil and gas industry. It has been recognised, however, that the p-y approaches may not be entirely appropriate when applied to the design of monopiles for offshore wind turbines. Evidence from full scale field measurements indicates that they can u...

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Authors: He, Y

• Type of award: MSc by Research
• Level of award: Masters
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: layered soils; monopiles; lateral load; FEM
• Subjects: Finite element method; Piles (Civil engineering); Geotechnical engineering