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

Wei Wang
, Michael J. Brown
, Matteo O. Ciantia
, Yaseen U. Sharif
, Benjamin Cerfontaine

Civil Engineering

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2025
Tensile response of screw piles with varying installation approaches in layered sand
Kumar, P. V. P., Wang, W. (Lead / Corresponding author), Brown, M., Patra, S., Haldar, S., Sharif, Y. & Knappett, J., 2 Jul 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering. 16 p., 2400385.
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2024
Centrifuge modelling of two-way axial cyclic response of screw piles for offshore wind
Wang, W., Brown, M., Sharif, Y., Davidson, C. & Ciantia, M., 2 Oct 2024.
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Physical modelling of deep screw piles in medium-dense sands for floating wind applications
Jawid, T., Brown, M., Davidson, C., Sharif, Y., Wang, W., Shepherd, C., Buckley, R. & Whyte, S., Oct 2024, Proceedings of the 5th ECPMG 2024: 5th European Conference on Modelling in Geotechnics. International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 7 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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Anchor geotechnics for floating offshore wind: Current technologies and future innovations
Cerfontaine, B. (Lead / Corresponding author), White, D., Kwa, K., Gourvenec, S. M., Knappett, J. A. & Brown, M. J., 1 Jul 2023, In: Ocean Engineering. 279, 20 p., 114327.
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A time-to-fracture DEM model for simulating creep in rough crushable sand
Lei, J., Arroyo, M., Ciantia, M. & Zhang, N., 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. 37
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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 modelling of screw piles as foundations for floating offshore wind turbines
Cerfontaine, B., Ciantia, M., Brown, M. & Sharif, Y., 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. 11
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DEM study of particle scale effect on plain and rotary jacked pile behaviour in granular materials
Cerfontaine, B. (Lead / Corresponding author), Ciantia, M. O., Brown, M., White, D. J. & Sharif, Y. U., Sept 2023, In: Computers and Geotechnics. 161, 14 p., 105559.
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Large deformation numerical analysis of rock permeability influence on anchor performance for offshore renewable applications
Genco, A., Ciantia, M. O., Brown, M., Previtali, M., Ivanovic, A. & Cresswell, N., 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. 112
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Numerical installation of OE piles in soft rocks within the GPFEM framework
Previtali, M., Ciantia, M. O. & Riccio, T., 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. 322
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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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2022
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
A Finite Element approach for determining the full load-displacement relationship of axially-loaded shallow screw anchors, incorporating installation effects
Cerfontaine, B. (Lead / Corresponding author), Knappett, J., Brown, M., Davidson, C., Al-Baghdadi, T., Sharif, Y., Brennan, A., Augarde, C., Coombs, W. M., Wang, L., Blake, A., Richards, D. J. & Ball, J. D., Apr 2021, In: Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 58, 4, p. 565-582 18 p.
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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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Centrifuge Testing of Large Screw Pile Geometries for Offshore Applications
Cerfontaine, B., Davidson, C., Brown, M., Knappett, J. & Sharif, Y., 5 Mar 2021, p. 139-144.
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DEM study of particle scale and penetration rate on the installation mechanisms of screw piles in sand
Cerfontaine, B. (Lead / Corresponding author), Ciantia, M., Brown, M. J. & Sharif, Y. U., Nov 2021, In: Computers and Geotechnics. 139, 17 p., 104380.
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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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Using discrete element method (DEM) to create a cone penetration test (CPT)-based method to estimate the installation requirements of rotary-installed piles in sand
Sharif, Y. (Lead / Corresponding author), Brown, M., Ciantia, M., Cerfontaine, B., Davidson, C., Knappett, J., Meijer, G. & Ball, J. D., Jul 2021, In: Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 58, 7, p. 919-935 17 p.
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2020
Optimised design of screw anchors in tension in sand for renewable energy applications
Cerfontaine, B. (Lead / Corresponding author), Knappett, J., Brown, M. J., Davidson, C. & Sharif, Y., 1 Dec 2020, In: Ocean Engineering. 217, 15 p., 108010.
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DEM analysis of helix number effects on offshore screw pile installation and in-service performance

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