Review of methods to assess the structural response of offshore wind turbines subjected to ship impacts

• Published in: Ships and offshore structures Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 755 - 774
• Main Authors: Ladeira, Icaro, Márquez, Lucas, Echeverry, Sara, Le Sourne, Hervé, Rigo, Philippe
• Format: Journal Article Web Resource
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Taylor & Francis 03.06.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Informa UK Limited
• Subjects: Cement constituents; Civil engineering; Concrete structures; Constitutive models; Coupling; Energy transfer; Engineering Sciences; Engineering, computing & technology; Experimental methods; finite element analysis; floating structures; fluid structure interaction; Hydrodynamics; Impact loads; Ingénierie civile; Ingénierie, informatique & technologie; Literature reviews; Mathematical models; Mechanical Engineering; Mechanics; Mooring lines; Numerical methods; Numerical models; Ocean Engineering; Offshore; Offshore energy sources; Offshore structures; offshore wind turbines; Reinforced concrete; Ship collisions; simplified methods; Soil-structure interaction; Structural response; Turbines; Wind effects; Wind loads; Wind power; Wind turbines; Fluid Structure Interaction; Finite Element Analysis; Floating Structures; Ship Collisions; Offshore Wind Turbines; Simplified methods

This paper presents a literature review of analytical, numerical, and experimental methods for evaluating the structural response of Offshore Wind Turbines (OWT's) during ship collision events. The different energy transfer mechanisms involved throughout a collision against fixed or floating OW...