Cyclic Bearing Mechanism of Suction Caissons Supporting Offshore Wind Turbines in Clay

The bearing behavior of suction caissons supporting offshore wind turbines under two-way cyclic lateral loading and dead load in clay was investigated with consideration of soil strength degradation and adhesive interface friction between caisson walls and heterogeneous clay using the finite-element...

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Published in:China ocean engineering 2021-02, Vol.35 (1), p.135-144
Main Authors: Wang, Teng, Yu, Shi-wen, Liu, Wen-long, Bao, Xing-xian, Liu, Jun-wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adhesive strength
Adhesives
Aspect ratio
Bearing capacity
Caissons
Clay
Coastal Sciences
Cycles
Cyclic loads
Dead loads
Engineering
Environmental degradation
Finite element method
Fluid- and Aerodynamics
Friction
Lateral loads
Marine & Freshwater Sciences
Numerical and Computational Physics
Oceanography
Offshore
Offshore Engineering
Offshore operations
Rotation
Simulation
Soil
Soil degradation
Soil investigations
Soil strength
Soil suction
Soils
Static loads
Turbine engines
Turbines
Vertical loads
Wind power
Wind turbines
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Summary:The bearing behavior of suction caissons supporting offshore wind turbines under two-way cyclic lateral loading and dead load in clay was investigated with consideration of soil strength degradation and adhesive interface friction between caisson walls and heterogeneous clay using the finite-element package ABAQUS. An ABAQUS built-in user subroutine was programmed to calculate the adhesive interface friction between clay and caisson walls. The results of parametric studies showed that the degradation of bearing capacity could be aggravated by the decrease of the aspect ratio. The offset between the rotation point of the soil inside the caisson and the central axis of the caisson increased with the increasing vertical load and number of cycles. The linearly increasing strength profile and adhesive interface led to the formation of an inverted spoon failure zone inside the caisson. The settlement-rotation curves in each cycle moved downwards with increasing number of cycles due to the soil strength degradation.
ISSN:0890-5487
2191-8945
DOI:10.1007/s13344-021-0012-5