• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.257-282
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• 2015

In this study, the authors present a coupled fluid-structures-seabed interaction analysis of a monopile type of wind turbine foundations in liquefiable soils. A two dimensional analysis is performed with a nonlinear stiffness degradation model incorporated in the finite difference program Fast Lagrangian Analysis of Continua (FLAC), which captured the fundamental mechanisms of the monopiles in saturated granular soil. The effects of inertia and the kinematic flow of soil are investigated separately, to highlight the importance of considering the combined effect of these phenomena on the seismic design of offshore monopiles. Different seismic loads, such as those experienced in the Kobe, Santa Cruz, Loma Prieta, Kocaeli, and Morgan Hill earthquakes, are analyzed. The pore water pressure development, relative displacements, soil skeleton deformation and monopile bending moment are obtained for different predominant frequencies and peak accelerations. The findings are verified with results in the liter.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제60권2호
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• pp.193-209
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• 2016

In this study, wave force tests were carried out for the four types of offshore support structures with scale factor 1:25 and wave forces to the support structure shapes were investigated. As the results of this study, it was found that, as the wave period increased at the normal wave condition, wave force decreased for the most cases. Extreme wave force was affected by the impact wave force. Impact wave force of this study significantly effect on Monopile and slightly on GBS and Hybrid type. Accordingly, Hybrid type indicated even lower wave force at the extreme and irregular wave conditions than the Monopile although Hybrid type indicated higher wave force at the normal wave condition of the regular wave because of the larger wave area of wave body. In respects of the structural design, since critical loading is extreme wave force, it should be contributed to improve structural safety of offshore support structure. However, since the impact wave force has nonlinearity and complication dependent on the support structure shape, wave height, wave period, and etc., more research is needed to access the impact wave force for other support structure shapes and wave conditions.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.625-639
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• 2015

Monopiles have been most widely used for supporting offshore wind turbines (OWTs) in shallow water areas. However, multi-member lattice-type structures such as jackets and tripods are also considered good alternatives to monopile foundations for relatively deep water areas with depth ranging from 25-50 m owing to their technical and economic feasibility. Moreover, jacket structures have been popular in the oil and gas industry for a long time. However, several unsolved technical issues still persist in the utilization of multi-member lattice-type supporting structures for OWTs; these problems include pile-soil-interaction (PSI) effects, realization of dynamically stable designs to avoid resonances, and quick and safe installation in remote areas. In this study, the effects of PSI on the dynamic properties of bottom-fixed OWTs, including monopile-, tripod- and jacket-supported OWTs, were investigated intensively. The tower and substructure were modeled using conventional beam elements with added mass, and pile foundations were modeled with beam and nonlinear spring elements. The effects of PSI on the dynamic properties of the structure were evaluated using Monte Carlo simulation considering the load amplitude, scouring depth, and the uncertainties in soil properties.

• 한국해안·해양공학회논문집
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.222-231
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• 2016

최근 해상풍력터빈에 대한 하부구조물로 재킷 또는 트라이포드 형태의 고정식 하부구조물이 기존의 모노파일을 대체하는 좋은 대안으로 제시되고 있다. 이러한 재킷 또는 트라이포트 하부구조물은 이미 기술성숙도가 높고 25-50 m 사이의 중수심에서 경제성 확보가 가능하다. 본 논문에서는 모노파일을 포함하여 트라이포드, 재킷 하부구조물을 채택한 고정식 해상풍력터빈에 대하여 지반물성치 및 하중의 불확실성, 그리고 세굴 깊이를 고려하여 신뢰성 해석을 수행하였다. NREL 5 MW 풍력터빈 제원을 이용한 수치해석을 통하여, 지반물성치의 불확실성을 고려한 신뢰도 지수 분석 결과 모노파일 기초를 채택한 해상풍력터빈의 신뢰도 지수가 세굴깊이가 증가함에 따라 크게 감소하는 것을 알 수 있었으며, 재킷 또는 트라이포드 기초를 채택한 경우 세굴깊이가 신뢰도 지수에 미치는 영향이 크지 않음을 알 수 있었다. 결론적으로 재킷 또는 트라이포드 기초를 채택한 해상풍력터빈의 경우 지반-말뚝 상호작용을 고려하지 않아도 구조 신뢰성 해석을 수행할 수 있으나, 모노파일을 채택한 경우, 신뢰성 해석 시 지반물성치 및 이에 포함되어 있는 불확실성의 정보가 상대적으로 중요함을 알 수 있다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.261-267
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• 2014

Because a change in the natural frequencies of a structure indicates structural health problems, monitoring the natural frequencies crucial. Long-term measurement for the Uldolmok tidal current power plant structure has shown that its natural frequencies fluctuate with a constant cycle twice a day. In this study, lab-scale tests to investigate the causes of these natural frequency fluctuations were carried out in a circulating water channel. Three independent variables in the tests that could affect the fluctuation of the natural frequencies were the water level, current velocity, and boundary condition between the specimen and the bottom of the circulating water channel. The experimental results were verified with numerical ones using ABAQUS. It was found that the fluctuation of the natural frequencies was governed by a decrease in stiffness due to the boundary condition much more than the effect of added mass. In addition, it was found that the natural frequency would decrease with an increase in the tidal current velocity because of its nonlinearity when the boundary condition was severely deteriorated due to damage.