Seismic response of monopile-supported offshore wind turbines embedded in different seabed profiles including dynamic soil-structure interaction.
Year: 2023
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Due to offshore wind power energy expansion in recent years, seismic analysis of offshore wind turbines \n(OWTs) has become a relevant factor to consider. Recent recommended practices (such as DNV-RP-0585 \n“Seismic design of wind power plants” [1]) and many earthquake studies have been published recently. \nAlthough most of these works are focused on analysing the effects of soil-structure interaction (SSI, e.g. [2, \n3]), other aspects such as the seabed profile typology on which they are founded, or the influence of \nkinematic interaction (KI) within SSI on the seismic response of this type of structures, have not yet been \naddressed in detail. For this reason, this work aims to study the seismic structural response of four monopile supported OWTs embedded in different seabed profiles, including SSI effects and analysing KI contribution \non it. The effects of the soil profile on the seismic response are studied by considering one homogeneous and \ntwo non-homogeneous soil profiles with equivalent shear-wave velocities. The system response is quantified \nin terms of maximum bending moments and acceleration amplification factors, which are computed by \nusing a finite element substructuring model in frequency domain, the foundation behaviour is obtained by a continuum model including kinematic and inertial interaction. The results show that the differences between homogenous and variable-with-depth soils arise mainly from the rotational KI factor. However, the largest¡ responses are obtained when SSI effects and the equivalent homogeneous soil profile are considered, justifying the use of homogeneous soils in the initial design stages of this type of structures.
Authors: Rodríguez Galván, Eduardo, Álamo Meneses, Guillermo Manuel, Medina López, Cristina, Padrón Hernández, Luis Alberto, Aznárez González, Juan José
Institution: Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Language: English
Subfield: Civil and Structural Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7005870964
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