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

Benjamin Cerfontaine (Lead / Corresponding author)
, David White
, Katherine Kwa
, Susan M. Gourvenec
, Jonathan A. Knappett
, Michael J. Brown

Civil Engineering

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2025
Centrifuge Modeling of the Installation Advancement Ratio Effect on the Cyclic Response of a Single-Helix Screw Pile for Floating Offshore Wind
Wang, W. (Lead / Corresponding author), Brown, M., Sharif, Y. U., Davidson, C. & Ciantia, M. O., 1 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 151, 1, 18 p., 04024133.
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Effect of drag rates on drag embedment anchor penetration for cable burial risk assessment
Brown, M., Sharif, Y., Bird, R. E., Coombs, W. M., Augarde, C., Macdonald, C. & Stevens, D., 16 Dec 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Geotechnique Letters. 5 p.
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Helically embedded plate anchors for floating offshore wind: potential and proof of concept
Hidayat, W., Nieiedt, J., O’Loughlin, C. D., Watson, P., Gaudin, C., Bertalot, D., Rattley, M., Whyte, S. & Brown, M., 9 Jun 2025, Proceedings of the 5TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FRONTIERS IN OFFSHORE GEOTECHNICS. Abadie, C. N., Li, Z., Blanc, M. & Thorel, L. (eds.). International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 7 p.
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2024
Comparison of 1g and centrifuge modelling of drag embedment anchors with subsurface wireless tracking
Sharif, Y. (Lead / Corresponding author), Brown, M., Knappett, J., Davidson, C., Bird, R. E., Coombs, W. M., Augarde, C., Carter, G., Macdonald, C. & Johnson, K., 11 Dec 2024, In: International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics. 25, 2, p. 102-114 13 p.
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Dynamic three-dimensional rigid body interaction with highly deformable solids, a material point approach
Bird, R. E., Pretti, G., Coombs, W. M., Augarde, C., Sharif, Y., Brown, M., Carter, G., Macdonald, C. & Johnson, K., 25 Apr 2024, p. 153-156. 4 p.
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2023
3D numerical analysis of screw pile subjected to axial compressive and lateral load
Kumar, P. V. P., Patra, S., Haldar, S., Brown, M. J., Knappett, J. A. & Sharif, Y. U., 1 Jan 2023, Soil Dynamics, Earthquake and Computational Geotechnical Engineering : Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2021 Volume 5. Muthukkumaran, K., Ayothiraman, R. & Kolathayar, S. (eds.). Singapore: Springer , Vol. 5. p. 75-85 11 p. (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; vol. 300).
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Cone Penetration Tests (CPTs) in layered soils: a Material Point approach
Bird, R., Coombs, W. M., Augarde, C., Brown, M., Sharif, Y., Carter, G., Johnson, K. & Macdonald, C., 2023. 6 p.
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Control of screw pile installation to optimise performance for offshore energy applications
Cerfontaine, B. (Lead / Corresponding author), Brown, M., Knappett, J., Davidson, C., Sharif, Y., Huisman, M., Ottolini, M. & Ball, J. D., Mar 2023, In: Géotechnique. 73, 3, p. 234-249 16 p.
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DEM analysis of helix number effects on offshore screw pile installation and in-service performance
Wang, W., Brown, M. J., Ciantia, M. O., Sharif, Y. U. & Cerfontaine, B., 26 Jun 2023, Proceedings of the 10th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering. Zdravkovic, L., Kontoe, S., Tsiampousi, A. & Taborda, D. (eds.). London: International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 6 p. 217
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Effects of installation advancement ratio on cyclic uplift response of a single-helix screw pile: Experimental and numerical investigation in sand
Wang, W. (Lead / Corresponding author), Brown, M., Ciantia, M., Sharif, Y., Davidson, C. & Cerfontaine, B., 3 Oct 2023.
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Out of plane loading of drag embedment anchors for floating renewable energy technologies
Davidson, C., Brennan, A., Brown, M., Inglis, L. & Vasudevan, S., 12 Sept 2023, p. 1241-1248.
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Silent piling for offshore jacket foundations in sand: DEM and centrifuge modelling
Cerfontaine, B. (Lead / Corresponding author), Brown, M., Ciantia, M., Huisman, M. & Ottolini, M., 3 Oct 2023.
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The influence of the installation advancement ratio on the cyclic performance of a single-helix pile for floating offshore wind applications
Wang, W., Brown, M., Sharif, Y. & Davidson, C., 12 Sept 2023, p. 1218-1224.
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Understanding Rock-Steel interface properties for use in offshore applications
Ziogos, A., Brown, M. J. (Lead / Corresponding author), Ivanović, A. & Morgan, N., 1 Feb 2023, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering. 176, 1, p. 27-41 15 p.
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2022
Field investigation to evaluate the uplift capacity and installation performance of screw piles in sand
Bittar, E. (Lead / Corresponding author), Lehane, B., Richards, D., Blake, A., White, D., Brown, M. & Davidson, C., 5 May 2022, Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Sydney: Australian Geomechanics Society, Vol. 2. p. 3195-3200 6 p.
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Optimised screw pile design for offshore jacket foundations in medium-dense sand
Cerfontaine, B. (Lead / Corresponding author), Brown, M., Davidson, C., Sharif, Y., Huisman, M. & Ottolini, M., Jun 2022, In: Geotechnique Letters. 12, 2, p. 1-6 6 p.
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Overflighting screw piles in sand, a detrimental effect?
Cerfontaine, B., Brown, M., Knappett, J., Sharif, Y. & Davidson, C., 5 May 2022, p. 1081-1086.
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Physical modelling to demonstrate the feasibility of screw piles for offshore jacket supported wind energy structures
Davidson, C., Brown, M., Cerfontaine, B., Knappett, J., Brennan, A., Al-Baghdadi, T., Augarde, C., Coombs, W. M., Wang, L., Blake, A., Richards, D. & Ball, J. D., Feb 2022, In: Geotechnique. 72, 2, p. 108-126 19 p.
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2021
Assessing single helix screw pile geometry on offshore installation and axial capacity
Sharif, Y., Brown, M., Ciantia, M., Cerfontaine, B., Davidson, C., Knappett, J. & Ball, J. D., 4 Oct 2021, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering. 174, 5, p. 512-529 18 p.
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DEM element modelling of silent piling group installation for offshore wind turbine foundations
Cerfontaine, B., Brown, M., Ciantia, M., Huisman, M. & Ottolini, M., Jun 2021, p. 227. 236 p.
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DEM simulation of cyclic tests on an offshore screw pile for floating wind
Wang, W. (Lead / Corresponding author), Brown, M., Ciantia, M. & Sharif, Y., 16 Dec 2021, Proceedings of the 18th UK Travelling Workshop: GeoMechanics: from Micro to Macro (GM3), Dundee, 2021. Ciantia, M., Previtali, M. & Bolton, M. (eds.). Dundee: University of Dundee, p. 29-32 4 p. (GM3 Travelling Workshop Proceedings; no. 1).
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Effects of screw pile installation on installation requirements and in-service performance using the Discrete Element Method
Sharif, Y. U., Brown, M. J., Cerfontaine, B., Davidson, C., Ciantia, M. O., Knappett, J. A., Brennan, A., Ball, J. D., Augarde, C., Coombs, W. M., Blake, A., Richards, D., White, D., Huisman, M. & Ottolini, M., Sept 2021, In: Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 58, 9, p. 1334-1350 17 p.
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Numerical modelling of rock anchor uplift capacity for offshore applications
Cerfontaine, B., Brown, M., Caton, A., Hunt, A. & Cresswell, N., 5 Sept 2021, p. 1901-1908.
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2019
Screw pile design optimisation under tension in sand
Cerfontaine, B., Knappett, J., Brown, M., Davidson, C. & Sharif, Y., Sept 2019, Proceedings of the XVII ECSMGE-2019. Icelandic Geotechnical Society, 8 p.
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2018
A modified CPT based installation torque prediction for large screw piles in sand
Davidson, C., Al-Baghdadi, T., Brown, M., Brennan, A., Knappett, J., Augarde, C., Coombs, W., Wang, L., Richards, D., Blake, A. & Ball, J., 13 Jun 2018, Cone Penetration Testing 2018: Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Cone Penetration Testing. Hicks, M. A., Pisanò, F. & Peuchen, J. (eds.). 1 ed. CRC Press, p. 255-261 7 p.
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