Public engagement talk, Cafe Scientifique: Developing Silent Foundations & Anchors for Offshore Renewable Applications

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• Research Outputs

• DEM modelling of screw piles as foundations for floating offshore wind turbines

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Centrifuge modelling of two-way axial cyclic response of screw piles for offshore wind

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• A modified CPT based installation torque prediction for large screw piles in sand

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• The effect of installation advancement ratio on interaction between helices of screw piles for offshore renewable energy

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Developing screw piles for offshore renewable energy application

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• DEM element modelling of silent piling group installation for offshore wind turbine foundations

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Effects of installation advancement ratio on cyclic uplift response of a single-helix screw pile: Experimental and numerical investigation in sand

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

• Silent piling for offshore jacket foundations in sand: DEM and centrifuge modelling

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

• Physical modelling of deep screw piles in medium-dense sands for floating wind applications

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Field investigation to evaluate the uplift capacity and installation performance of screw piles in sand

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• The influence of the installation advancement ratio on the cyclic performance of a single-helix pile for floating offshore wind applications

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Out of plane loading of drag embedment anchors for floating renewable energy technologies

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Optimisation of screw anchor lateral capacity in sand for offshore renewable energy applications

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• DEM analysis of helix number effects on offshore screw pile installation and in-service performance

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• DEM study of particle scale and penetration rate on the installation mechanisms of screw piles in sand

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Characterization of anchor penetration behaviour for Cable burial risk assessment

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Anchor geotechnics for floating offshore wind: Current technologies and future innovations

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Assessing single helix screw pile geometry on offshore installation and axial capacity

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Activity

• Invited Speaker British Geotechnical Association Annual Conference Modelling of Large Helical Piles for offshore renewable applications

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

• Discovery Days 2022

  Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar

• Invited talk to Heerema Marine Contractors Innovation and Geotechnics Team: Some examples of the Industry and Government funded research in the Renewable Energy Sector

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

• 1st International Symposium on Screw Piles for Energy Applications (Event)

  Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee

• Public Engagement Lecture: Geotechnical modelling for the advancement of offshore renewable energy application

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

• Public Engagement: P3/4 Class STEM interactive demonstration developing efficient wind turbines and silent foundations for offshore wind, Tannadice Primary School, Angus

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

• Public Engagement: Tayport Episcopalian Church Talk, Sea Sunday: Local Offshore Renewable Energy Investigation and Development

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

• Invited speakers at Geowynd's Bi-weekly internal seminar series- Screw pile groups for floating wind anchoring

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

• Theses

• Screw piles as offshore foundations : Numerical and physical modelling

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

• Projects

• Enhanced Gravity Foundations on Rock for Marine Energy Generators (EGFoRMEG) (Studentship)

  Project: Research

• GeoWAVE: Geotechnical Design Solutions for the Offshore Renewable Wave Energy Industry (joint with University of Western Australia, University College Cork, Lloyds Register EMEA and industrial partners)

  Project: Research

• Development of Screw Anchors for Floating Marine Renewable Energy Systems Arrays Incorporating Anchor Sharing (SAFS) (Joint with University of Liege)

  Project: Research

• Offshore Cable Burial: How deep is deep enough? (Joint with Durham University and British Geological Survey)

  Project: Research

• Supergen Wind Challenge 2015: Screw Piles for Wind Energy Foundation Systems (Joint with Universities of Durham and Southampton)

  Project: Research

• Prizes

• Institution of Civil Engineers Geotechnical Research Medal 2023

  Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

• Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2025 finalist

  Prize: National/international honour

• Winners of the International Marine Contractors Association Award for Sustainability best-practice

  Prize: Other distinction

• Press/Media

• How we stop floating wind turbines the size of skyscrapers from drifting away

  Press/Media: Research

• New floating wind farm research could increase installation depth

  Press/Media: Research

• Heerema developing Silent Foundation Concepts Technology in coordination with the University of Dundee

  Press/Media: Research

• How about Screwing Offshore Wind Piles?

  Press/Media: Research

• Scottish university looks to revolutionise wind energy with floating turbines

  Press/Media: Research

• Heerema Developing Silent Foundations

  Press/Media: Research

• UMACK bolsters anchoring expertise with University of Dundee partnership

  Press/Media: Research

• Screw anchors could enable floating deep-sea wind farms

  Press/Media: Research

• Dundee University engineers hope to silence offshore construction

  Press/Media: Research

• Energy crisis lifeline: UK set to slash costs with 'revolutionary' floating wind turbines

  Press/Media: Research

• Pioneering UMACK mooring and anchoring project partners with University of Dundee

  Press/Media: Research

• Datasets

• University of Dundee Test Data for the EPSRC Supergen Wind Hub Grand Challenges Project: Screw Piles for Wind Energy Foundations (Grant no. EP/N006054/1)

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