Development of Finite Element Models to study Pavement Widening

<br/>Sustainability has become a paramount concern in modern research, aligning with global efforts to reduce carbon emissions and embrace circular economy principles. The mentioned imperative extends to the field of pavement engineering, where the widening of existing pavements, a common practice to accommodate increasing traffic demands,...

Conceptual analysis on Guyed Monopiles for Offshore Wind Turbine Generators in Deep Water

The demand for offshore wind energy has never been higher, yet the number of ideal areas for wind farm installations is decreasing. As a result, larger wind turbines are being placed in deeper waters, which poses opportunities for floating foundations. However, due to the industry's inability to scale up the production of relatively expensive...

The influence of vertical loading on the lateral behaviour of rigid monopile foundation in clay soil: An analysis using 3D Finite Element Modeling

Monopiles with large diameter (larger than 6 m) and low aspect ratio (less than 6) are increasingly used in offshore wind farms. These foundations demonstrate a rigid response under lateral loading. The validity of the existing design methods, that are based on small diameter flexible piles, has been questioned by both the industry and...

Integrated Neural Network and Finite Element Analysis for constitutive modelling of soil

Finite Element Analysis is an application used in many engineering fields, including geotechnical engineering. With increasing complexities of structures and material behavior, classical approach for non-linear finite element analysis has become computationally expensive (Gulikers, 2018). In order to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the...

Optimisation of Complex Geometry High-Rise Buildings based on Wind Load Analysis

Wind analysis for the structure of buildings is a challenging process. The increasing strength and frequency of wind events due to climate change only add higher demands. In addition, high-rise buildings are growing in number and include many of unconventional shape. Current methods used in practice for calculating structural wind response...

Optimisation of complex geometry buildings based on wind load analysis

One result of climate change is the increasing strength and frequency of wind events. This creates a problem for the also increasing number of high-rise buildings many of which are of unconventional shape. However, current methods for calculating wind response either do not account for these geometries, such as the Eurocode or are prohibitively...

Finite element based analysis and validation for nonlinear structural dynamics

Analysing nonlinear vibrations of any finite element model containing a considerable number of degrees of freedom requires extensive computational resources. For a time-dependent nonlinear analysis, numerous iterations and time increments are required to compute steady statesolutions....

Digital construction: Parametric structural & environmental design of a 3D printed concrete bridge

The objective of this research project is to verify whether 3D printing of concrete (3DPC) reduces the environmental impact by increasing the structural efficiency. During the literature study, numerous articles were identified that claimed an increase of structural efficiency by using 3DPC to reduce material use. Some of these articles suggest...