Centrifuge model tests and effective stress analyses of offshore wind turbine systems with a suction bucket foundation subject to seismic load

• Published in: Soils and foundations Vol. 60; no. 6; pp. 1546 - 1569
• Main Authors: Ueda, K., Uzuoka, R., Iai, S., Okamura, T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2020
• Subjects: Centrifuge test; Cyclic loading; Effective stress analysis; Partially drained condition; Strain space multiple mechanism model; Suction bucket foundation; Cyclic loading; Strain space multiple mechanism model; Suction bucket foundation; Effective stress analysis; Centrifuge test; Partially drained condition

The seismic behavior of a suction bucket foundation for offshore wind turbine systems is studied using centrifuge model tests with a scaling factor of 1/100 and an effective stress analysis based on the strain space multiple mechanism model implemented in the FLIP computer code (Finite element analy...