Magnomechanical backaction corrections due to coupling to higher-order Walker modes and Kerr nonlinearities

The radiation pressurelike coupling between magnons and phonons in magnets can modify the phonon frequency (magnomechanical spring effect) and decay rate (magnomechanical decay) via dynamical backaction. Such effects have been recently observed by coupling the uniform magnon mode of a magnetic sphere (the Kittel mode) to a microwave cavity....

Multitone Microwave Frequency Locking to a Noisy Cavity via Real-Time Feedback

Microwave cavities are commonly used in many experiments, including optomechanics, magnetic field sensing, magnomechanics, and circuit quantum electrodynamics. Noise, such as variations in the magnetic field or mechanical vibrations, can cause fluctuations of the natural frequency of the cavity, creating challenges in operating them in...

Three-tone coherent microwave electromechanical measurement of a superfluid Helmholtz resonator

We demonstrate electromechanical coupling between a superfluid mechanical mode and a microwave mode formed by a patterned microfluidic chip and a 3D cavity. The electric field of the chip-cavity microwave resonator can be used to both drive and detect the motion of a pure superflow Helmholtz mode, which is dictated by geometric confinement....

PISA design model for monopiles for offshore wind turbines: Application to a stiff glacial clay till

Offshore wind turbines in shallow coastal waters are typically supported on monopile foundations. Although three-dimensional (3D) finite-element methods are available for the design of monopiles in this context, much of the routine design work is currently conducted using simplified one-dimensional (1D) models based on the p-y method. The p-y...

Finite-element modelling of laterally loaded piles in a stiff glacial clay till at Cowden

The PISA project was a combined field testing/numerical modelling study with the aim of developing improved design procedures for large-diameter piles subjected to lateral loading. This paper describes the development of a three-dimensional finite-element model for the medium-scale pile tests that were conducted in Cowden till as part of the...

Finite-element modelling of laterally loaded piles in a dense marine sand at Dunkirk

The paper presents the development of a three-dimensional finite-element model for pile tests in dense Dunkirk sand, conducted as part of the PISA project. The project was aimed at developing improved design methods for laterally loaded piles, as used in offshore wind turbine foundations. The importance of the consistent and integrated...

PISA:: Recent developments in offshore wind turbine monopile design

This paper provides a brief overview of the Pile Soil Analysis (PISA) project, recently completed in the UK. The research was aimed at developing new design methods for laterally loaded monopile foundations, such as those supporting offshore wind turbine structures. The paper first describes the background to the project and briefly outlines the...