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An integrated model of an offshore wind turbine (OWT) which incorporates wind turbine-water-pile-soil interactions and cyclic/dynamic behaviour of saturated clays with pore fluid pressure is introduced to study the dynamic behaviour of OWT monopiles in clay. Based on the integrated model, the influences of threedimensional (3D) seawater modelling and operational conditions on monopiles are investigated. The analysis results show that under wind-wave loads, the significant accumulation of excess pore pressure can be observed in the seabed soil, and use of the effective stress method involving excess pore pressure in integrated dynamic analyses of OWTs is essential. Compared to conventional added mass methods, the consideration of the 3D feature of the seawater leads to more intense dynamic responses, such as cumulative displacement, soil damping and pore pressure, and neglecting the 3D nature of seawater is non-conservative for the design of OWT monopile foundations. Furthermore, the value of the soil damping is affected by the actual effective stress state of soil and operational conditions, and using an empirical constant to determine the value of soil damping is questionable for the dynamic analysis of OWTs.
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OCEAN ENGINEERING
ISSN: 0029-8018
Year: 2024
Volume: 313
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JCR@2023
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