Behavior of Multi-pile Foundation for Offshore Wind Generator
Transcript of Behavior of Multi-pile Foundation for Offshore Wind Generator
Wenjun LU, Ga Zhang
Behavior of Multi-pile Foundation
for Offshore Wind Generator
State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, P R China
CONTENTS
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Method
Numerical Simulation
Load Bearing Mechanism
Background
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目录
Offshore wind power attracted increasing attention
One of the key technology of offshore wind generator is foundations
The most widely used type is pile foundation
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Monopile Tripod Jacket Group-pile
Multiple-pile
Background
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Characteristics of multi-pile foundation
Larger pile spacing ( VS with group-pile)
Smaller diameter ( VS with monopile)
Mainly lateral load ( VS with oil platform)
ALPHA VENTUS (2009)
1 Background
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目录2 Method
Test method
Numericalmodel
Study of soil-pile systerm
Centrifuge model test
Numerical analysis
validate Application
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目录3 Numerical Simulation
Mohr-Coulomb yielding criterion
densityPosson's
ratio
Young's
modulus
friction
anglecohesion
soil 17.6 kN/m3 0.4 4 MPa 30 º 5 KPa
pile 25 kN/m3 0.3 20 GPa - -
steel 78.5 kN/m3 0.25 210 GPa - -
Soil: ideal elastic-plastic model
Pore pressure degree of freedom
Upper structure: linear elastic model
Pile: linear elastic model
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目录3
Simulation of a monopile test
Numerical Simulation
Load-displacement relationshipMoment along the pile
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目录3
Simulation of a five-pile test
Load-displacement relationship
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Numerical Simulation
目录3
P1’
P2’
t
t
P1’ P2’ M’ V’
8 MNA=0.2 MN
f=1.8 HZ100 MNm 3.40 MN
Application
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Numerical Simulation
Laterl displacement at the last moment
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Application
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Numerical Simulation
Plastic zone
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Application
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Numerical Simulation
目录4 Load Bearing Mechanism
M
V
H
Individual effectBearing the load by the pile itself
General effectTensioning or compressing in the axial direction
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目录
Axial Load Ratio —— Va /V0
V0 Va
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目录
Axial load ratio of pile2 and pile4 V0
Va
V0
Va
目录4 Load Bearing Mechanism
Axial Load Ratio —— Va /V0
Va
/ V
0
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monopile Pile2 Pile3 Pile4
Axial force (MN) -3.4 -11.31 -3.78 8.72
Shear force (MN) 8 1.19 1.17 2.13
Moment (MNm) 100 8.02 9.40 7.98
2.5
29.4
0.11
0.71
0.10
2.49
0.25
0.74
Traditional p-y curve is no longer suitable.
Axial force
Lateral force
Coupling effect of axial and lateral force should be taken into account.
4 Load Bearing Mechanism
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