• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.74-85
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• 2024

Offshore wind turbines are supported by various foundations, each with its considerations in design and construction. Gravity, monopile, and suction bucket foundations encounter geotechnical issues, while jacket and tripod foundations face fatigue problems. Considering this, a gravity foundation based on a steel skirt was developed, and a monopile foundation was analyzed for Pile-Soil Interaction using the p-y curve and 3D finite element method (3D FEM). In addition, for suction bucket foundations, the effects of lateral and vertical loads were analyzed using 3D FEM and centrifuge tests. Fatigue analysis for jacket and tripod foundations was conducted using a hotspot stress approach. Some hybrid foundations and shape optimization techniques that change the shape to complement the problems of each foundation described above were assessed. Hybrid foundations could increase lateral resistance compared to existing foundations because of the combined appendages, and optimization techniques could reduce costs by maximizing the efficiency of the structure or by reducing costs and weight. This paper presents the characteristics and research directions of the foundation through various studies on the foundation. In addition, the optimal design method is presented by explaining the problems of the foundation and suggesting ways to supplement them.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.307-320
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• 2013

기존 해상풍력발전 지지구조물의 단점을 보완한 신형식의 파일 기초 하이브리드 지지구조물을 본 연구에서 제안하였다. 이 지지구조는 콘크리트 자중을 이용한 중력식 기초의 개념으로부터 수정되어 4개의 파일로 지지되며, 강재 샤프트와 원추형 콘크리트가 결합된 하이브리드 형식이다. 규모가 크고 두꺼운 콘크리트의 3차원 해석을 위해, 정확한 기하형상 모델링과 응력의 절점 보간이 가능한 솔리드-쉘 입체요소를 개발하였다. 해양구조물 전용 유한요소 프로그램인 XSEA에 탑재된 솔리드-쉘 요소와 Stream Function 파랑 이론을 적용하여, 제안한 하이브리드 지지구조물에 대해 서남해안 지역의 환경조건을 적용한 준정적 해석 및 고유진동수 해석을 실시하였다. 해석결과, 수평변위가 허용변위 이내로 나타났고, 고유진동수 해석을 통해 하이브리드 구조형식의 동적거동에 대한 우수성을 입증하였다. 결과적으로, 파일지지 하이브리드 지지구조물은 우리나라 서남해안 지역과 같이 연약지반에 적용 할 수 있는 충분한 안정성을 가진 것으로 평가 되었고, 각 부재에 대한 최적화 연구를 통해 경제성 확보가 가능한 것으로 검토되었다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.427-443
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• 2023

Across the globe, rapid urbanization demands the construction of basements for car parking and sub way station within the vicinity of high-rise buildings supported on piled raft foundations. As a consequence, ground movements caused by such excavations could interfere with the serviceability of the building and the piled raft as well. Hence, the prediction of the building responses to the adjacent excavations is of utmost importance. This study used three-dimensional numerical modelling to capture the effects of twin excavations (final depth of each excavation, H_e=24 m) on a 20-storey building resting on (4×4) piled raft. Because the considered structure, pile foundation, and soil deposit are three-dimensional in nature, the adopted three-dimensional numerical modelling can provide a more realistic simulation to capture responses of the system. The hypoplastic constitutive model was used to capture soil behaviour. The concrete damaged plasticity (CDP) model was used to capture the cracking behaviour in the concrete beams, columns and piles. The computed results revealed that the first excavation- induced substantial differential settlement (i.e., tilting) in the adjacent high-rise building while second excavation caused the building tilt back with smaller rate. As a result, the building remains tilted towards the first excavation with final value of tilting of 0.28%. Consequently, the most severe tensile cracking damage at the bottom of two middle columns. At the end of twin excavations, the building load resisted by the raft reduced to half of that the load before the excavations. The reduced load transferred to the piles resulting in increment of the axial load along the entire length of piles.