Increasing the fatigue life of offshore wind turbine jacket structures using yaw stiffness and damping

SH Ju - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, an appropriate proportion of yaw stiffness and damping is proposed to greatly
improve the fatigue life at the tubular joints of offshore wind turbine (OWT) jacket support …

Numerical analysis on the mechanical response of grouted connection for pile-bucket foundation

L Li, H Liu, G Jiang, Z Liu, MH El Naggar, W Wu - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
As a new foundation type for offshore wind turbine (OWT), pile-bucket foundation, which
consists of a monopile and a bucket foundation, has good prospect in engineering …

Structural safety of offshore wind turbines: Present state of knowledge and future challenges

SK Sahu, V Kumar, SC Dutta, R Sarkar… - Ocean …, 2024 - Elsevier
Numerous countries, such as the US, UK, and China, have rapidly expanding industries and
are prioritizing the development of renewable energy by offshore wind turbines. The safe …

Analytical solution for dynamic responses of offshore wind turbines supported by pipe pile in radially heterogeneous soil

Y Huang, P Wang, M Zhao, MH El Naggar, X Du - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Offshore wind turbines (OWTs) are subject to the combined action of dynamic environmental
loads including wind, waves, and earthquake loads. This paper proposes an analytical …

Method and experimental study of strengthening circular hollow section T-joints by partial filling with cementitious materials

Y Wang, L Tong, F Zhou, Y Mu, T Wang - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Circular hollow section truss joints may need to be strengthened for various reasons. This
study evaluated a new method for strengthening such joints by partially filling the chords …

Numerical model of cumulative damage evolution of offshore wind turbine grouted connection under cyclic axial load

SK Mantey, Y Zhang, J Jiang, E Amponsah, Z Wang - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
GCs in OWTs are exposed to fatigue loads that can lead to damage of the grout before
ultimate limit state is reached. A uniaxial and fatigue compression test of high strength grout …

Bending-bearing behaviour of embedded steel ring-foundation connection of onshore wind turbines

E Amponsah, Z Wang, SK Mantey - Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Embedded steel ring (ESR)–foundation connections are widely used in onshore wind
turbines (WTs) to transfer the loads from the tower to the foundation. The load-bearing …

Interface debonding detection of grouted connection based on Lamb wave energy leakage

T Chen, C Cao, X Li, Q Kong - Measurement, 2022 - Elsevier
Grouted connections (GCs) are transitional elements that have been extensively employed
in offshore wind turbine support structure to transfer loads from superstructure to foundation …

Comparative study of load simulation approaches used for the dynamic analysis on an offshore wind turbine jacket with different modeling techniques

C Ren, Y Aoues, D Lemosse, ES De Cursi - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, the influences of different load simulation approaches and jacket models on
the loading and the structural responses of offshore wind turbine (OWT) jackets are …

Numerical study on the compression-bending response of grouted connections in offshore structures

T Chen, Q Fang, C Zhang, W Li, Z Xiao - Journal of Constructional Steel …, 2021 - Elsevier
Grouted connections (GCs) are widely used to link the substructures and towers for offshore
wind turbines and transfer various loads from the turbine and tower to the substructure …