A Constitutive Model for Natural Clays: From Laboratory Testing to Modelling of Offshore Monopiles ; Belgique

Nowadays, offshore wind energy industry is developing exponentially, due to the significant contribution of the North Sea wind turbines energy production to the total consumed energy in Europe. Given that the EU's energy target is to increase the share of renewable energy by 2020, there is a great potential of the offshore wind energy applications towards this direction. In order to achieve this, the support of scientific research is crucial. Monopiles have been by far the most common support structure for offshore wind turbine, nowadays becoming applicable also for complex site conditions. Mo... Mehr ...