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    Suction Caisson Foundations for

    Offshore Wind Turbines

    Felipe Villalobos
    Oxford University

    8th December 2004, Civil Group, Oxford


    Outline
    - Introduction
    - Research programme
    - Lab tests
    - Analyses
    - Answers
    - Questions
    Motivation

    100m

    6MN 90m

    4MN

    30m

    North Hoyle wind farm (2003)


    Proposed monopod suction caisson
    foundation
    http://www.bwea.com/media/images/NorthHoyle©AnthonyUpton2003.jpg
    Foundations for offshore wind turbines

    Why suction caisson foundations?


    (for 5MW turbines)

    Gravity bases become very large in size and in


    weight

    Piles require expensive equipment and long time for


    installation
    RESEARCH PROGRAMME

    Lab tests: 3DOF rig Field tests: Reaction frame


    Load paths for monotonic loading tests

    2 2 2 2β1 2β2
     H   M   H  M   β12  V   V
    y =  +   − 2a   −   + to  1−  =0
     hoVo  2RmoVo   (to +1)
     ( β1 2 
    +β )
     hoVo   2RmoVo   Vo   Vo 
    Yield points and flow vectors

    M/2R (N)
    2R δθ
    120
    yield surface fitted

    80

    40
    H (N)
    du
    0
    -160 -120 -80 -40 0 40 80 120 160

    -40

    -80

    -120

    Experimental and associated flow vectors, V = 20N and L/D = 0.5


    Cyclic tests
    60

    Moment Load, M/2R (N)


    40

    20

    -20

    -40

    -60
    -2 -1.6 -1.2 -0.8 -0.4 0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2

    Rotational Displacement, 2R θ (mm)

    Hysteretic response
    Masing rule:

    i) the shape of the unloading and


    reloading curves is the same as that of
    the doubled initial curve

    ii) the tangent slope of the reloading curves


    is identical to the tangent slope of the
    initial curve
    Proof of the Masing rule
    120

    100
    Moment Load, M/2R (N)

    80

    60

    40

    20

    0
    0.0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.6

    Rotational Displacement, 2R θ (mm)


    Answers
    - Higher moment resistance obtained when V was
    increased
    - Evidence of uplift if the caisson is under a certain
    critical value of vertical load V
    - Associated flow rule observed in the M/2R-H plane
    - Proof of the Masing rules
    - Results to be used in the construction of a
    continuous hyperplasticity model
    Modelling Questions
    • Are the 4 components enough? G, D

    • How is the pore pressure effect included in


    the model?

    • How do we interpret this one point model


    in terms of a physical mechanism?
    Construction Questions
    • Is going to be that fast and cheap
    compared with piles?

    • Can scour change the design?

    • Can the pore pressure build up induced by


    waves be significant ?
    Energy Question
    • UK government renewable energy target:
    10% of electricity by 2010 from clean energy
    (6·10³MW) 900
    800

    700

    Offshore (MW)
    Capacity (MW)
    600

    500 total (MW)


    400

    300

    200

    100

    0
    2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
    year

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