Numerical Analysis of the Deformation Performance of Monopile under Wave and Current Load
Libo Chen,
Xiaoyan Yang,
Lichen Li,
Wenbing Wu,
M. Hesham El Naggar,
Kuihua Wang,
Jinyong Chen
Affiliations
Libo Chen
Engineering Research Center of Rock-Soil Drilling & Excavation and Protection, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Xiaoyan Yang
Engineering Research Center of Rock-Soil Drilling & Excavation and Protection, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Lichen Li
Engineering Research Center of Rock-Soil Drilling & Excavation and Protection, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Wenbing Wu
Engineering Research Center of Rock-Soil Drilling & Excavation and Protection, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
M. Hesham El Naggar
Engineering Research Center of Rock-Soil Drilling & Excavation and Protection, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Kuihua Wang
Geotechnical Research Centre, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada
Jinyong Chen
Engineering Research Center of Rock-Soil Drilling & Excavation and Protection, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
The research on the deformation mechanism of monopile foundation supporting offshore wind turbines is significant to optimize the design of a monopile foundation under wave and current load. In this paper, a three-dimensional wave-pile-soil coupling finite element model is proposed to investigate the deformation mechanism of monopile undercurrent and fifth-order Stokes wave. Different from the conventional assumption that there is no slip at the pile-soil interface, Frictional contact is set to simulate the relative movement between monopile and soil. Numerical results indicate that under extreme environmental conditions, the monopile foundation sways within a certain range and the maximum displacement in the loading direction is 1.3 times the displacement in the reverse direction. A further investigation has been made for a large-diameter pipe pile with various design parameters. The finite element analyses reveal that the most efficient way to reduce the deflection of the pile head is by increasing the embedment depth of the monopile. When the embedment depth is limited, increasing the pile diameter is a more effective way to strengthen the foundation than increasing the wall thickness.