Finite element modelling of horizontally loaded monopile foundations for offshore wind energy converters in Germany
- verfasst von
- K. Abdel-Rahman, M. Achmus
- Abstract
Offshore wind energy offers a huge potential for the expansion of renewable energies in Germany. High demands have to be made concerning foundation design and construction methods to find an economically and technically optimal solution. A promising foundation concept which can be used in this field is the monopile, which in principle is a prolongation of the tower shaft into the ground. The behaviour of large-diameter monopiles under the horizontal loading induced by wind and wave loads is analysed using a three-dimensional finite element model. Non-linear elastoplastic soil behaviour is taken into account. The results of the numerical simulations are presented and compared with the results of the p-y method commonly used for the design of laterally loaded piles.
- Organisationseinheit(en)
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Institut für Geotechnik
- Typ
- Aufsatz in Konferenzband
- Seiten
- 391-396
- Anzahl der Seiten
- 6
- Publikationsdatum
- 2005
- Publikationsstatus
- Veröffentlicht
- Peer-reviewed
- Ja
- ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
- Geotechnik und Ingenieurgeologie
- Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung
- SDG 7 – Erschwingliche und saubere Energie