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Ike van Giffen
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Streamlining Pin Piles Logistics
A Concept Study Toward Efficiency and Scalability
As offshore wind turbines grow beyond 15 MW, the logistical and mechanical challenges of installing large-diameter pin piles have intensified. Conventional upending methods, such as crawler crane-based operations, face increasing limitations in deck space efficiency, motion sensi
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Pile Dredging in Cohesive Soils
Experimental research on the influence of different dredging configurations
After decades of exploitation of hydrocarbons, the offshore facilities constructed for this purpose are nearing the end of their design life and/or economic operation. According to international law, these offshore structures need to be completely removed. Decommissioning of the
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Assessing the drivability of a monopile through the rock armour layer
An analysis using Discrete Element Method and small-scale testing
Deployment of renewable energy is essential to reach a carbon neutral economy. Offshore wind farms have caught the interest of many developed countries since they are an essential source of green energy. The interest of this thesis lays in the design of the foundation used for of
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