Developing screw piles for offshore renewable energy application

Michael J. Brown; Craig Davidson; Benjamin Cerfontaine; Matteo Ciantia; Jonathan Knappett; Andrew Brennan

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-6832-9_5

Developing screw piles for offshore renewable energy application

Michael J. Brown (Lead / Corresponding author), Craig Davidson, Benjamin Cerfontaine, Matteo Ciantia, Jonathan Knappett, Andrew Brennan

Civil Engineering

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Abstract

This paper details the work undertaken at the University of Dundee in the last 5 years to develop understanding of screw piles to allow them to be deployed offshore as an alternative foundation type to driven piles used in jacket structures. This has been prompted by several UK and European funded research initiatives to develop silent foundation techniques to mitigate affects on marine mammals and other animals. Current mitigation systems also have significant associated costs and questionable environmental credentials. Prior to starting this work, it was recognized that development would not progress unless the ability to predict installation requirements did not form an early part of the research investigation. This then led to investigation of methods to reduce installation requirements and development of new design approaches for the required new screw pile geometries. This paper details the progress of these investigations which are still ongoing.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Offshore Geotechnics
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of ISOG2019
Editors	Sumanta Haldar, Shantanu Patra, Ravindra K. Ghanekar
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	Springer
Pages	101-119
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9789811568329
ISBN (Print)	9789811568312
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6832-9_5
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	First International Workshop on Future Applications of Screw Piles - IIT Bhubaneshwar, Bhubaneshwar, India Duration: 5 Dec 2019 → 7 Dec 2019 https://sites.google.com/iitbbs.ac.in/isog2019

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume	92
ISSN (Print)	2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)	2366-2565

Conference

Conference	First International Workshop on Future Applications of Screw Piles
Country	India
City	Bhubaneshwar
Period	5/12/19 → 7/12/19
Internet address	https://sites.google.com/iitbbs.ac.in/isog2019

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Projects

1 Finished

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

Brennan, A., Brown, M. & Knappett, J.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

26/02/16 → 25/07/19

Project: Research

Research Output

5 Conference contribution
4 Article
1 Book
1 Paper

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

Cerfontaine, B., Brown, M., Knappett, J., Davidson, C. & Sharif, Y., Sep 2020, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics. Deep Foundations Institute, 3451

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

Open Access

File

Optimised design of screw anchors in tension in sand for renewable energy applications

Cerfontaine, B., Knappett, J., Brown, M. J., Davidson, C. & Sharif, Y., 10 Oct 2020, In : Ocean Engineering. 217, 15 p., 108010.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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., 15 Sep 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Geotechnique.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

7 Downloads (Pure)

Student Theses

Screw piles as offshore foundations : Numerical and physical modelling

Author: Al-Baghdadi, T., 2018

Supervisor: Brown, M. (Supervisor) & Knappett, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

File

Press / Media

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

Michael Brown

30/06/20

1 item of Media coverage

Press/Media: Research

Anchoring the future for high-energy aquaculture

Michael Brown

12/06/19

1 item of Media coverage

Press/Media: Research

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Brown, M. J., Davidson, C., Cerfontaine, B., Ciantia, M., Knappett, J., & Brennan, A. (2020). Developing screw piles for offshore renewable energy application. In S. Haldar, S. Patra, & R. K. Ghanekar (Eds.), Advances in Offshore Geotechnics: Proceedings of ISOG2019 (pp. 101-119). (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; Vol. 92). Springer . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6832-9_5

Brown, Michael J. ; Davidson, Craig ; Cerfontaine, Benjamin ; Ciantia, Matteo ; Knappett, Jonathan ; Brennan, Andrew. / Developing screw piles for offshore renewable energy application. Advances in Offshore Geotechnics: Proceedings of ISOG2019. editor / Sumanta Haldar ; Shantanu Patra ; Ravindra K. Ghanekar. Singapore : Springer , 2020. pp. 101-119 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering).

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Developing screw piles for offshore renewable energy application. / Brown, Michael J. (Lead / Corresponding author); Davidson, Craig ; Cerfontaine, Benjamin ; Ciantia, Matteo ; Knappett, Jonathan ; Brennan, Andrew.

Advances in Offshore Geotechnics: Proceedings of ISOG2019. ed. / Sumanta Haldar; Shantanu Patra; Ravindra K. Ghanekar. Singapore : Springer , 2020. p. 101-119 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; Vol. 92).

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

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