Physical modelling of screw piles for offshore wind energy foundations

Michael Brown; Craig Davidson; Andrew Brennan; Jonathan Knappett; Benjamin Cerfontaine; Yaseen Sharif

doi:10.20933/100001123

Physical modelling of screw piles for offshore wind energy foundations

Michael Brown
, Craig Davidson
, Andrew Brennan
, Jonathan Knappett
, Benjamin Cerfontaine
, Yaseen Sharif

Civil Engineering

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Abstract

Using existing design methodologies, a series of screw piles were designed to meet the loads required for an upper-bound design scenario of a steel jacket supported offshore wind turbine in deep water. The installation torque and force were measured from centrifuge tests of 1/80 th scale models of the screw piles in very dense sand. Results indicate that the installation requirements are significant and may be beyond the capabilities of existing conventional installation equipment. Optimisation of the screw pile design was successful in reducing the installation force and torque by 34 and 17% respectively over the non-optimised design variant. Accurate prediction of the installation torque is critical and can be achieved using correlations with cone penetration test data.

Original language	English
Pages	31-38
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
Torque
Centrifuge model

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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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Investigating the performance of continuous helical displacement piles
Jeffrey, J. (Author), Brown, M. (Supervisor), 2012
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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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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2 Invited talk
1 Membership of committee
1 Keynote

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
Keynote lecture First International Workshop on Future Application of Screw Piles (IWFASP 2019) At: IIT Bhubaneshwar, India
Brown, M. (Keynote speaker)
7 Dec 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote

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Dundee University engineers hope to silence offshore construction
Brown, M.
28/01/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Heerema Developing Silent Foundations
Brown, M.
22/01/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Heerema developing Silent Foundation Concepts Technology in coordination with the University of Dundee
Brown, M.
30/06/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research

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