A Dynamic Approach to Evaluating the Effect of Slamming on a Jacket Foundation Template Lowered Through the Wave Zone

The joint venture between Boskalis and VolkerWessels is responsible for installing 70 jacket foundations for the Wikinger offshore wind farm. The critical phase in this installation procedure is lowering a jacket foundation template through the wave zone. This installation phase will induce large dynamic loads on the hoisting wire. Lowering...