Consultant for Grontmij, UK. Responsible for establishing a preliminary geotechnical site assessment and preliminary design basis for conceptual design of gravity based foundations (GBS) for wind turbines at 45 m and 60 m water depth respectively. Optimized bearing capacity, dynamic stiffness and settlements of large wind turbine foundations resting directly on the seabed by use of FEM-analysis.
Scotland, Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm.
Location: Scotland
Client: Skanska, Scotland (Tender for SSE Renewables)
Year: 2013
Assessment of settlementsDesign basisFoundation designInternational geotechnical workWind turbine foundations