Abstract: This paper investigates a modular bucket foundation design developed for large offshore wind turbines. Instead of the regular round shape, the modular bucket consists of trapezoidal profiles bolted together and additional ...

Abstract: A robust and integrated interpretation of soil data from field investigations can provide valuable insights into the important role of soil deterioration following the installation of suction caissons. Therefore, a field ...

Abstract: The standard penetration rate used in cone penetration tests (CPTs) is

Abstract: The standard penetration rate used in cone penetration tests (CPTs) is 20  mm/s, regardless of soil type, which yields fully drained penetration in sand and fully undrained penetration in clay. However, for silty soils ...

Abstract: One of the major concerns of designing offshore wind turbine foundations is to address the effects of cyclic loading coming from, especially, wave loading. This paper describes the results from a test series on a small-scale ...

Abstract: The current practice for estimating the penetration resistance of suction bucket foundations requires breaking down the penetration resistance into tip and skirt resistance components. Cone penetration test (CPT)-based ...