Structural Analysis of Conical Bottom-Supported Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation

Abstract:

In this paper, a kind of conical bottom-supported offshore wind turbine foundation was developed. The finite element model was built in SESAM and the structure was analyzed in operating condition and survival condition. The result shows that both the bearing platform and the conical bottom can satisfy the requirement of displacement and strength. The new kind of platform can be applied in shallow sea and offshore, easy to tow, and has low cost, which is helpful to offshore wind power exploitation.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 117-119)
• Pages: 726-729
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.117-119.726
• Online since: October 2011
• Authors: Yuan Lin Zhao, Zhi Wen Zhu, Shi Deng
• Keywords: Conical Bottom Supported Foundation, Offshore Wind Power, Structural Analysis

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