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Numerical Analysis of the Deformation Performance of Monopile under Wave and Current Load

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  • Libo Chen

    (Engineering Research Center of Rock-Soil Drilling & Excavation and Protection, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Xiaoyan Yang

    (Engineering Research Center of Rock-Soil Drilling & Excavation and Protection, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Lichen Li

    (Engineering Research Center of Rock-Soil Drilling & Excavation and Protection, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Wenbing Wu

    (Engineering Research Center of Rock-Soil Drilling & Excavation and Protection, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
    Research Center of Coastal Urban Geotechnical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
    Geotechnical Research Centre, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada
    Zhejiang Institute, China University of Geosciences, Hangzhou 311305, China)

  • M. Hesham El Naggar

    (Engineering Research Center of Rock-Soil Drilling & Excavation and Protection, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
    Geotechnical Research Centre, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada)

  • Kuihua Wang

    (Geotechnical Research Centre, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada)

  • Jinyong Chen

    (Engineering Research Center of Rock-Soil Drilling & Excavation and Protection, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China)

Abstract

The research on the deformation mechanism of monopile foundation supporting offshore wind turbines is significant to optimize the design of a monopile foundation under wave and current load. In this paper, a three-dimensional wave-pile-soil coupling finite element model is proposed to investigate the deformation mechanism of monopile undercurrent and fifth-order Stokes wave. Different from the conventional assumption that there is no slip at the pile-soil interface, Frictional contact is set to simulate the relative movement between monopile and soil. Numerical results indicate that under extreme environmental conditions, the monopile foundation sways within a certain range and the maximum displacement in the loading direction is 1.3 times the displacement in the reverse direction. A further investigation has been made for a large-diameter pipe pile with various design parameters. The finite element analyses reveal that the most efficient way to reduce the deflection of the pile head is by increasing the embedment depth of the monopile. When the embedment depth is limited, increasing the pile diameter is a more effective way to strengthen the foundation than increasing the wall thickness.

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  • Libo Chen & Xiaoyan Yang & Lichen Li & Wenbing Wu & M. Hesham El Naggar & Kuihua Wang & Jinyong Chen, 2020. "Numerical Analysis of the Deformation Performance of Monopile under Wave and Current Load," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(23), pages 1-14, December.
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    3. Hao Liu & Jiaxuan Li & Xiaoyan Yang & Libo Chen & Wenbing Wu & Minjie Wen & Mingjie Jiang & Changjiang Guo, 2022. "Lateral Dynamic Response of Offshore Pipe Piles Considering Effect of Superstructure," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(18), pages 1-20, September.
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