New insights into the failure mechanisms of horizontal plate anchors in clay during pull-out

Offshore wind developments are moving towards deep-water regions where energy is abundant, visual impact is minimised and the larger turbine sizes can make the energy production more cost-effective. One of the key challenges facing the industry is the development of reliable substructures. While fixed foundation systems are widely used for...

Numerical modelling of Cone Penetration Test in Clay using Coupled Eulerian Lagrangian Method

The Cone Penetration Test (CPT) has been extensively used in geotechnical engineering, to evaluate the properties of wide range of soils. Numerical simulations of CPT involves large deformations in the soil domain which causes numerical difficulties in traditional finite element analysis. Early numerical studies used simplifying assumptions such...

The behaviour of a novel dynamically installed anchor during deployment – insights from field tests

Offshore wind developments are moving towards deep water where the energy is abundant and visual and sound interference is minimised. However, construction in deep water poses several challenges to developers, among which are the high cost of operation and material transport. The current study addresses the behaviour of a novel foundation system...