Abstract: Combined loading of foundations is a fundamental problem in civil engineering, particularly in the offshore industry where harsh environmental conditions occur. Large moment and horizontal loads may be applied to the ...

Abstract: Suction caissons are a relatively new design being considered for use as foundations in a wide variety of offshore applications. They are unusual in that, in contrast with the development of offshore piling, there is no ...

Abstract: This paper reports the use of optical fiber Bragg-grating (FBG) sensors to monitor the stress waves generated below ground during pile driving, combined with measurements using conventional pile driving analyzer (PDA) ...

Abstract: This paper explores the application of a numerical method for modeling pseudorandom cyclic loading, at very large cycle numbers, to the design of offshore wind turbine foundations. The work expands the development of a ...

Abstract: Scour erosion processes can occur at seabed level around offshore wind turbine monopile foundations. These scour processes are often especially severe at sites where mobile sediments, such as sands, are present in the ...

Abstract: Scour of seabed sediments can occur around offshore foundations. For monopile-supported offshore wind turbine structures, the reduction in foundation stiffness due to scour presents certain operational challenges. In cases ...