CPT Based Design Procedure for Installation Torque Prediction for Screw Piles Installed in Sand

Therar Al-Baghdadi; Craig Davidson; Michael Brown; Jonathan Knappett; Andrew Brennan; Charles E. Augarde; William M. Coombs; Lei Wang; David Richards; Anthony Blake

CPT Based Design Procedure for Installation Torque Prediction for Screw Piles Installed in Sand

Therar Al-Baghdadi, Craig Davidson, Michael Brown, Jonathan Knappett, Andrew Brennan, Charles E. Augarde, William M. Coombs, Lei Wang, David Richards, Anthony Blake

Civil Engineering

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Abstract

Screw piles (helical piles) have been used widely as foundations for onshore projects due to their ability to provide high compressive and tensile resistance as well as reduced noise/vibration during installation. These types of piles have been proposed as a potential innovative foundation for offshore wind turbines in deeper water. In order to adopt the screw pile technique as an offshore foundation, the geometry of the piles would need to be scaled up so they can provide the high capacities required for this application. Such a change in size and geometry will lead to uncertainties in predicting the required torque for installation in different soil types and stress histories. Without the ability to accurately predict installation torque it is difficult to design screw piles for offshore use or develop appropriate installation plant with the required torque capabilities in different soils. This paper presents centrifuge test results of screw piles and CPT tests undertaken in dense sand. The installation torque (T) has been correlated to the cone resistance qc to establish a proposed CPT-based design method to predict the required installation torque for modified screw pile geometries.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics: Smarter Solutions for Future Offshore Developments
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 8th International Conference, held 12–14 September 2017 at the Royal Geographical Society, London
Publisher	Society for Underwater Technology
Pages	346-353
Volume	1-2
ISBN (Print)	9780906940570 (hbk) Volume 1, 9780906940587 (hbk) Volume 2
Publication status	Published - 12 Sep 2017
Event	8th Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics International Conference: ‘Smarter Solutions for Future Offshore Developments’ - Royal Geographical Society, London, United Kingdom Duration: 12 Sep 2017 → 14 Sep 2017 http://www.sutconnects.com/ (Link to conference website)

Conference

Conference	8th Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics International Conference
Country	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	12/09/17 → 14/09/17
Internet address	http://www.sutconnects.com/ (Link to conference website)

Keywords

Screw piles
CPT test
Sand
Torque

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10 Conference contribution
3 Paper
3 Article

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Cerfontaine, B., Davidson, C., Brown, M., Knappett, J. & Sharif, Y., 5 Mar 2021, p. 139-144.
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Coombs, W. M., Augarde, C., Brown, M., Brennan, A., Charlton, T., Knappett, J., Motlagh, Y. & Wang, L., 1 Jan 2020, In: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 358, p. 1-32 32 p., 112622.
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Optimisation of screw anchor lateral capacity in sand for offshore renewable energy applications
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1 Membership of committee

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Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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21 Sep 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Fugro Brussels, Update on models for offshore pipeline plough predictions and use of screw piles as an alternative to driven piles
Michael Brown (Invited speaker)
19 Jun 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

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1 item of Media coverage
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Winner ICPE Best presentation award
Brown, Michael (Recipient), Sep 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

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Al-Baghdadi, T., Davidson, C., Brown, M., Knappett, J., Brennan, A., Augarde, C. E., Coombs, W. M., Wang, L., Richards, D., & Blake, A. (2017). CPT Based Design Procedure for Installation Torque Prediction for Screw Piles Installed in Sand. In Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics: Smarter Solutions for Future Offshore Developments: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference, held 12–14 September 2017 at the Royal Geographical Society, London (Vol. 1-2, pp. 346-353). Society for Underwater Technology. https://www.sut.org/books-and-conference-proceedings/offshore-site-investigation-and-geotechnics-2017-conference-proceedings/

Al-Baghdadi, Therar ; Davidson, Craig ; Brown, Michael ; Knappett, Jonathan ; Brennan, Andrew ; Augarde, Charles E. ; Coombs, William M. ; Wang, Lei ; Richards, David ; Blake, Anthony. / CPT Based Design Procedure for Installation Torque Prediction for Screw Piles Installed in Sand. Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics: Smarter Solutions for Future Offshore Developments: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference, held 12–14 September 2017 at the Royal Geographical Society, London. Vol. 1-2 Society for Underwater Technology, 2017. pp. 346-353

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CPT Based Design Procedure for Installation Torque Prediction for Screw Piles Installed in Sand. / Al-Baghdadi, Therar; Davidson, Craig ; Brown, Michael ; Knappett, Jonathan ; Brennan, Andrew; Augarde, Charles E.; Coombs, William M.; Wang, Lei; Richards, David; Blake, Anthony.

Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics: Smarter Solutions for Future Offshore Developments: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference, held 12–14 September 2017 at the Royal Geographical Society, London. Vol. 1-2 Society for Underwater Technology, 2017. p. 346-353.

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

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