Ultimate strength of completely overlapped joint for fixed offshore wind turbine jacket substructures

• Main Authors: Gho, Wie Min, Yang, Ye
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Maritime studies; Offshore Wind Turbine; Jacket Substructure
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150976
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper presents an innovative eccentric jacket substructure for offshore wind turbines to better withstand intense environmental forces and to replace conventional X-braced jackets in seismically active areas. The proposed eccentric jacket comprises of completely overlapped joint at every joint...