Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
A comparative study about the effects of linear, weakly and fully nonlinear
wave models on the dynamic response of offshore wind turbines
E. Marino, G. Stabile & C. Borri
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Florence, Italy
C. Lugni
CNR-INSEAN, National Research Council, Rome,
AMOS, Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
ABSTRACT: The present work aims at comparing the dynamic response of a fixed–bottom offshore wind
turbine subjected to the combined wind-waves action employing different nonlinear irregular wave kinematic
models.