Current-induced scour at monopile foundations subjected to lateral vibrations

• Main Authors: Guan, Dawei, Chiew, Yee-Meng, Melville, Bruce W., Zheng, Jinhai
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Scour; Monopile
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151202
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Monopile foundations are the most common foundation type of offshore wind turbines. In the ocean environment, in addition to threats related to scour of the foundation, offshore monopiles of wind turbines also are subjected to lateral vibrations induced by waves and winds. Over the past decades, the...