Shasha Ren , Deqiong Kong , Yueming Du , Yuan Chen , Bin Zhu
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Abstract
This study investigates the lateral behavior of pile foundations for offshore wind turbines (OWT) under various loading paths in clay, including arc-shaped and cross-shaped trajectories, as well as the impact of occasional deviated loads on displacement accumulation. A finite element model that incorporates soil softening behaviour is established and validated against centrifuge tests conducted by the authors as well as reported in the literature. Following that a parametric study is conducted to explore the complex pile-soil interactions and examine how multi-directional loading influences the behavior of pile foundations. The results show that multi-directional loading significantly enhances pile displacement accumulation, with non-coaxial behavior observed as a mismatch between peak load and peak displacement. It is for the first time revealed that the most undesirable deviated loading angle ranges between 45° and 60°, and even one occasional event of deviated load can substantially impact cumulative displacement. The study further emphasizes the need to introduce a multi-directional loading factor to the design of OWT pile foundations.
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Ocean Engineering provides a medium for the publication of original research and development work in the field of ocean engineering. Ocean Engineering seeks papers in the following topics.