Load bearing behavior of bucket foundations in sand

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  • M. Achmus
  • K. Thieken
  • C. T. Akdag
  • C. Schröder
  • C. Spohn

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  • Dokuz Eylul University
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel des SammelwerksComputational Geomechanics, COMGEO III
UntertitelProceedings of the 3nd International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics
Herausgeber/-innenS. Pietruszczak, G.N. Pande
Seiten586-597
Seitenumfang12
ISBN (elektronisch)9789609875028
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2013
Veranstaltung3nd International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics, ComGeo 2013 - Krakow, Polen
Dauer: 21 Aug. 201323 Aug. 2013

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NameComputational Geomechanics, COMGEO III - Proceedings of the 3nd International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics

Abstract

The suction bucket foundation is a relatively new concept for the foundation of offshore wind energy converters. If only one bucket is installed (monopod), the structure is loaded by large horizontal forces and overturning moments. Besides the failure load and the initial stiffness, also the accumulation of head rotations of the foundation structure under cyclic loads has to be considered in the design. The behavior of buckets in sand under monotonic and cyclic horizontal loading is investigated in the paper by means of 3D finite element simulations. An elasto-plastic material law with stress-dependent stiffness approach is used herein. To investigate the behavior of a bucket under cyclic loading, a special numerical scheme originally developed for pile foundations (stiffness degradation method) is applied to the bucket system. The results of a parametric study show that the rate of accumulation of the bucket lid rotation depends on the relative skirt length of the bucket, on the relative density of the sand and also to a certain extent on the load level, i.e. the relative magnitude of the applied load.

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Load bearing behavior of bucket foundations in sand. / Achmus, M.; Thieken, K.; Akdag, C. T. et al.
Computational Geomechanics, COMGEO III : Proceedings of the 3nd International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics. Hrsg. / S. Pietruszczak; G.N. Pande. 2013. S. 586-597 (Computational Geomechanics, COMGEO III - Proceedings of the 3nd International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics).

Publikation: Beitrag in Buch/Bericht/Sammelwerk/KonferenzbandAufsatz in KonferenzbandForschungPeer-Review

Achmus, M, Thieken, K, Akdag, CT, Schröder, C & Spohn, C 2013, Load bearing behavior of bucket foundations in sand. in S Pietruszczak & GN Pande (Hrsg.), Computational Geomechanics, COMGEO III : Proceedings of the 3nd International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics. Computational Geomechanics, COMGEO III - Proceedings of the 3nd International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics, S. 586-597, 3nd International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics, ComGeo 2013, Krakow, Polen, 21 Aug. 2013.
Achmus, M., Thieken, K., Akdag, C. T., Schröder, C., & Spohn, C. (2013). Load bearing behavior of bucket foundations in sand. In S. Pietruszczak, & G. N. Pande (Hrsg.), Computational Geomechanics, COMGEO III : Proceedings of the 3nd International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics (S. 586-597). (Computational Geomechanics, COMGEO III - Proceedings of the 3nd International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics).
Achmus M, Thieken K, Akdag CT, Schröder C, Spohn C. Load bearing behavior of bucket foundations in sand. in Pietruszczak S, Pande GN, Hrsg., Computational Geomechanics, COMGEO III : Proceedings of the 3nd International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics. 2013. S. 586-597. (Computational Geomechanics, COMGEO III - Proceedings of the 3nd International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics).
Achmus, M. ; Thieken, K. ; Akdag, C. T. et al. / Load bearing behavior of bucket foundations in sand. Computational Geomechanics, COMGEO III : Proceedings of the 3nd International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics. Hrsg. / S. Pietruszczak ; G.N. Pande. 2013. S. 586-597 (Computational Geomechanics, COMGEO III - Proceedings of the 3nd International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics).
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