Numerical Methods for SSI Analysis of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations
Susana Lopez-Querol1, Liang Cui2 and Subhamoy Bhattacharya2, 1University College London, London, United Kingdom, 2University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom Email: 2s.bhattacharya@surrey.ac.uk
Abstract
The aim of this chapter is to provide a summary of the numerical methods available to carry out long-term prediction analysis of offshore wind turbine foundations. Different available methods of analysis are discussed.
Keywords
p-y curves; DEM; FEM; Kinematic Hardening model
14.1 Introduction
Offshore wind turbine installation is a unique type of structure due to its geometry (i.e., mass and stiffness distribution along the height) and the cyclic/dynamic ...
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