Qiang Li1,2,*, Pan Chen1, Lihong Gao1, Dan Meng1, Jinjie Zou1
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.135, No.1, pp. 465-481, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.020300
Abstract Monopiles are the most common foundation form of offshore wind turbines, which bear the vertical load, lateral load and bending moment. It remains uncertain whether the applied vertical load increases the lateral deflection of the pile. This paper investigated the influence of vertical load on the behaviour of monopiles installed in the sand under combined load using three-dimensional numerical methods. The commercial software PLAXIS was used for simulations in this paper. Monopiles were modelled as a structure incorporating linear elastic material behaviour and soil was modelled using the Hardening-Soil (HS) constitutive model. The monopiles under vertical load, lateral load and… More >
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