Authors: Byrne B.; Houlsby G.; Martin C.; Fish P.
Source: Wind Engineering, Volume 26, Number 3, 1 May 2002 , pp. 145-155(11)
Publisher: Multi-Science Publishing Co Ltd
Abstract:
This paper outlines a ?1.5m,three year,research project that commenced during the middle of 2002 to determine a design framework for shallow foundations for offshore wind turbines.The shallow foundations in focus are suction-installed skirted foundations otherwise known as suction caissons (Houlsby and Byrne, 2000). There are eight distinct themes to the research covering all aspectsof the geotechnical performance of these foundations.The funding for the project has been obtained from the Department of Trade and Industry (?917k), Industrial Partners (? 373k) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (?221k). The results will feed into the design process for offshore wind turbines almostimmediately.Document Type: Research article
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