Numerically modelling the installation and loading of screw piles using dem

Michael Brown; Yaseen Sharif; Matteo Ciantia; Jonathan Knappett; Craig Davidson; Benjamin Cerfontaine; Scott Robinson

doi:10.20933/100001123

Numerically modelling the installation and loading of screw piles using dem

Michael Brown
, Yaseen Sharif
, Matteo Ciantia
, Jonathan Knappett
, Craig Davidson
, Benjamin Cerfontaine
, Scott Robinson

Civil Engineering

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In this paper a new numerical modelling technique for simulating the installation and loading of screw piles is described. The method uses the discrete element method (DEM) and in a single model is able to assess the installation requirements as well as the ultimate tensile and compressive capacity. Numerical modelling of screw piles has traditionally been conducted using finite element analysis (FEA), in which piles are wished in place into a soil body consisting of a meshed continuum. Although this has provided many insights into the capacity of screw piles and the mechanisms that form when they are loaded, they do not usually consider the effects of installation on the behaviour of the soil. Using 3D DEM calibrated against element tests and geotechnical centrifuge tests, it is now possible to assess the local changes in density and stress caused during the installation process and what effects this has on the capacity of screw piles.

Original language	English
Pages	101-108
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.20933/100001123
Publication status	Published - 27 May 2019
Event	1st International Symposium on Screw Piles for Energy Applications - University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom Duration: 27 May 2019 → 28 May 2019

Conference

Conference	1st International Symposium on Screw Piles for Energy Applications
Abbreviated title	ISSPEA
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Dundee
Period	27/05/19 → 28/05/19

Keywords

Screw piles
DEM analysis
installation effects

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The effect of installation advancement ratio on interaction between helices of screw piles for offshore renewable energy
Wang, W. (Lead / Corresponding author), Brown, M., Ciantia, M., Previtali, M., Sharif, Y. & Davidson, C., 15 Jan 2025, In: Ocean Engineering. 316, p. 1-17 17 p., 120000.
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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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Screw piles as offshore foundations : Numerical and physical modelling
Al-Baghdadi, T. (Author), Brown, M. (Supervisor) & Knappett, J. (Supervisor), 2018
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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Invited Speaker British Geotechnical Association Annual Conference Modelling of Large Helical Piles for offshore renewable applications
Brown, M. (Speaker)
22 Jun 2022
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Invited Speaker, SUT OSIG One day seminar: Development and investigation of silent foundations for offshore renewable energy
Brown, M. (Speaker)
16 Sept 2021
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Invited Speaker, NGI, Norway: Using DEM to Investigate the Applicability of Screw Piles as an Alternative Solution for Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations
Brown, M. (Speaker) & Sharif, Y. (Speaker)
25 Nov 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

Dundee University engineers hope to silence offshore construction
Brown, M.
28/01/21
1 item of Media coverage
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Heerema developing Silent Foundation Concepts Technology in coordination with the University of Dundee
Brown, M.
30/06/20
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