• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.624-640
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• 2017

In this paper, the slamming coefficients on local members of a jacket structure under plunging breaker are studied based on numerical simulations. A 3D numerical model is used to investigate breaking wave forces on the local members of the jacket structure. A wide range of breaking wave conditions is considered in order to get generalized slamming coefficients on the jacket structure. In order to make quantitative comparison between CFD model and experimental data, Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) is employed for obtaining net breaking wave forces from the measured response, and the filtered results are compared with the computed results in order to confirm the accuracy of the numerical model. Based on the validated results, the slamming coefficients on the local members (front and back vertical members, front and back inclined members, and side inclined members) are estimated. The distribution of the slamming coefficients on local members is also discussed.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.58-63
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• 2002

In this research, a design guideline of current generating HAT rotor and acceptable field rotor in offshore environment is proposed. To design HAT rotor model, wind mill rotor design principles and turbine theories were applied based on a field HAT rotor experimental data. To verify the compatibility of the rotor design method and to analyze the properties of design factors, 3 rotor models were designed and experimented in a circular water channel. Three rotor models were designed according to different blade numbers and blade shapes. By changing flow velocity, rotor rpm, the rotor power and efficiency were measured and the properties of rotor were estimated. The results can be effectively applied to the design of current generation rotor.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.297-309
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• 2018

After an accident involving mooring link failures in an offloading buoy, verification of the fatigue safety in terms of the out-of-plane bending (OPB) and in-plane bending (IPB) moments has become a key engineering item in the design of various floating offshore units. The mooring links for an 8 MW floating offshore wind turbine were selected for this study. To identify the OPB stiffness (OPB moment versus interlink angle), a numerical simulation model, called the 3-link model, is usually composed of three successive chain links closest to the fairlead or chain hawse. This paper introduces two numerical simulation techniques for the 3-link analyses. The conventional and advanced approaches are both based on the prescribed rotation approach (PRA) and direct tension approach (DTA). Comparisons of the nominal stress distributions, OPB stiffnesses, hotspot stress curves, and stress concentration curves are presented. The multiple link analyses used to identify the tension angle versus interlink angle require the OPB stiffness data from the 3-link analyses. A convergence study was conducted to determine the minimum number of links for a multi-link analysis. It was proven that 10 links were sufficient for the multi-link analysis. The tension angle versus interlink angle relations are presented based on multi-link analyses with 10 links. It was found that the subsequent results varied significantly according to the 3-link analysis techniques.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.255-270
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• 2023

One of the main parameters that affect the design of suction caisson-supported offshore structures is uplift behavior. Pull-out of suction caissons is profoundly utilized as the offshore wind turbine foundations accompany by a tensile resistance that is a function of a complex interaction between the caisson dimensions, geometry, wall roughness, soil type, load history, pull-out rate, and many other parameters. In this paper, a parametric study using a 3-D finite element model (FEM) of a single offshore suction caisson (SOSC) surrounded by saturated soil is performed to examine the effect of some key factors on the tensile resistance of the suction bucket foundation. Among the aforementioned parameters, caisson geometry and uplift loading as well as the difference between the tensile resistance and suction pressure on the behavior of the soil-foundation system including tensile capacity are investigated. For this purpose, a full model including 3-D suction caisson, soil, and soil-structure interaction (SSI) is developed in Abaqus based on the u-p formulation accounting for soil displacement (u) and pore pressure, P.The dynamic responses of foundations are compared and validated with the known results from the literature. The paper has focused on the effect of geometry change of 3-D SOSC to present the soil-structure interaction and the tensile capacity. Different 3-D caisson models such as triangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, and octagonal are employed. It is observed that regardless of the caisson geometry, by increasing the uplift loading rate, the tensile resistance increases. More specifically, it is found that the resistance to pull-out of the cylinder is higher than the other geometries and this geometry is the optimum one for designing caissons.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.615-621
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• 2007

풍력 발전 분야는 앞으로 에너지 대란에 있어서 이를 해결해 줄 중요한 돌파구 중의 하나이다. 지금까지 연구되어 온 풍력발전기의 Tower에 대한 분야는 정적인 해석에 그치고 있다. 본 연구에서는 타워의 형태를 크게 두 가지 Tubular Type와 Jacket Type으로 정하고 이것에 대한 각각의 특성을 파악하며, 그 경향을 찾아내 이를 실제 설계 및 제작에 적용하고자 하였다. 본 논문에서는 타워의 모드별 고유진동수를 파악하고 이것에 대한 특성을 연구하였으며, 작동 중 발생하는 하중과 해상 설치 시 작용하는 부가질량의 영향에 대하여 고려하여 그 특성을 파악하였고 두가지 유형의 타워의 특성을 비교하여 그 경향을 예측 할 수 있었다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.5-19
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 해상풍력타워를 지지하는 말뚝지지중력식기초에 대한 수평거동을 분석하기 위하여 3차원 수치해석을 수행하였다. 말뚝지지중력식기초는 연약한 점토지반에 취약한 중력식기초를 보완하기 위하여 개발되었으며, 다섯본의 말뚝이 십자배열로 설치되어 수직지지력을 확보한다. 수치해석은 다음 네 가지 케이스를 모델링하여 비교하였다. 이는 a) 단말뚝 b) $3{\times}3$무리말뚝 c) 십자배열무리말뚝 d) 말뚝지지중력식기초이다. 모든 케이스는 비배수전단강도 20kPa의 단일 점토층을 모사하였으며, 수치해석결과로부터 네 가지 케이스에 대한 p-y곡선과 P-승수를 산정하였다. 말뚝 수가 증가함에 따라 무리말뚝효과가 증가하였다. 말뚝지지중력식기초의 경우, P-승수가 무리말뚝과 상이한 경향을 보였다. 응력분포를 통해 거동의 차이를 비교하였고 말뚝지지중력식기초의 수평거동은 지표면과 매트 사이의 상호 작용이 상당한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제28권7호
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• pp.1201-1208
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• 2022

일반적으로 부유식 해상풍력발전 에너지의 수급성과 효율을 극대화하기 위해서는 하부구조물의 파랑 감쇠로 인한 운동을 저감시키는 것이 중요하다. 선행 연구들에 따르면 파도 중 하부구조물에 설치된 감쇠판에 의해서 발생한 와류점성으로 인해 운동 응답이 감소되는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서는 5MW급 반잠수식 OC5 플랫폼과 감쇠판이 부착된 두가지 플랫폼을 설계하고, 와류점성으로 인한 운동저감효과를 확인하기 위해 자유감쇠실험과 수치계산을 수행하였다. 모형시험 결과로 낙하 높이를 30 mm, 40 mm, 50 mm에서의 상하 자유감쇠실험을 수행하였을 때 OC5 플랫폼 대비 두 가지의 형태의 감쇠판이 부착된 플랫폼이 상대적으로 운동감쇠성능이 향상되었다. 모형시험과 수치계산 결과에서 형상화한 감쇠판 모델(KSNU Plate 1, KSNU Plate 2)들이 각각 OC5 대비 상하운동 진폭이 1.1배, 1.3배 각각 감소했으며, KSNU Plate 2 플랫폼은 KSNU Plate 1 플랫폼보다 OC5 대비 약 2배 감쇠성능이 좋아진 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서는 감쇠판의 면적과 와류점성이 상하동요의 감쇠율과 밀접한 관련을 보여준다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.1516-1523
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• 2015

본 연구는 해상풍력 강재타워의 출입문에 발생되는 응력집중에 대해 상세히 기술하고 있다. 원형강재 풍력타워에는 8종류의 하중조합이 작용하며 그 하중조합은 극한한계상태와 사용한계상태를 고려한 정상 및 이상시 운영상태를 고려하고 있다. 유한요소해석 및 변수연구에 범용해석프로그램인 ABAQUS를 사용하였으며 응력값이 변화되는 곳을 고려하여 변위 및 응력을 검토하였다. 출입문 주변의 응력집중현상을 비교분석하기 위하여 출입문이 없는 경우, 출입문은 없으나 보강재가 있는 경우, 출입문 및 보강재가 모두 적용된 경우로 구분하여 해석연구를 수행하였다. 분석내용은 본문에 자세히 기술하고 있으며, 해석결과 응력집중계수 평균값은 1.47, 최대값은 1.81로 분석되었다.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.241-257
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• 2020

The rapid proliferation of oil/gas drilling and wind turbine installations with jack-up rig-formed structures increases structural safety requirements, due to the greater risks of operational collisions during use of these structures. Therefore, current industrial practices and regulations have tended to increase the required accidental collision design loads (impact energies) for jack-up rigs. However, the existing simplified design approach tends to be limited to the design and prediction of local members due to the difficulty in applying the increased uniform impact energy to a brace member without regard for the member's position. It is therefore necessary to define accidental load estimation in terms of a reasonable collision scenario and its application to the structural response analysis. We found by a collision probabilistic approach that the kinetic energy ranged from a minimum of 9 MJ to a maximum 1049 MJ. Only 6% of these values are less than the 35 MJ recommendation of DNV-GL (2013). This study assumed and applied a representative design load of 196.2 MN for an impact load of 20,000 tons. Based on this design load, the detailed design of a leg structure was numerically verified via an FE analysis comprising three categories: linear analysis, buckling analysis and progressive collapse analysis. Based on the numerical results from this analysis, it was possible to predict the collapse mode and position of each member in relation to the collision load. This study provided a collision strength assessment between attendant vessels and a jack-up rig based on probabilistic collision scenarios and nonlinear structural analysis. The numerical results of this study also afforded reasonable evaluation criteria and specific evaluation procedures.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2013

The dynamic characteristics of west coast sand were investigated in order to evaluate the design properties of the offshore wind turbine foundations to be constructed in the West Sea. Torsional shear tests were performed at different confining pressures and densities on specimens constituted by the dry fluviation method. The strain-dependent shear modulus and damping curves were obtained, together with modulus degradation curves. The results show that the confining pressure is more influential on the dynamic characteristics of the sand than the density. It was also found that the dynamic curves from this study were similar to those proposed by others. The modulus degradation ratio $G/G_{1st}$ varies slightly at a small strain level, but increases significantly once beyond the intermediate strain level.