As a key pathway toward developing clean and renewable energy
offshore wind power plays a vital role in mitigating global energy shortages and advancing the "dual-carbon" goals. During operation
rock-socketed foundations of offshore wind turbines are subjected to cyclic horizontal loads c
aused by wind
waves and currents; However
their deformation behavior remains poorly understood.
Method
A field test applying uniaxial bidirectional horizontal cyclic loads was conducted on rock-socketed monopiles
examining the evolution of pile head displacement
shaft displacement and bending moment
surrounding rock resistance
cyclic
p
-
y
curves.
Result
The experimental results indicate a horizontal ultimate bearing capacity of 60 kN for the rock-socketed monopile. Under progressively increasing graded loads
the pile head rotation angle increased gradually
demonstrating a failure mode typical of a long elastic pile. The evolution of pile head horizontal displacement with the number of cycles followed a pattern characterized by an initial rapid increase
followed by a period of slow fluctuation. Notably
the accumulation of horizontal displacement along the pile shaft occurred predominantly within the first 100 loading cycles across all monitored depths. Furthermore
the pattern of displacement accumulation transitioned from shallow to deeper rock layers as the number of cycles increased. Finally
the cyclic
p
-
y
curves exhibited a three-stage evolutionary process: elastic
elastoplastic
and stable.
Conclusion
This study establishes a predictive formula for estimating the pile head horizontal displacement of rock-socketed monopiles under long-term cyclic loading
thereby providing a means to analyze their long-term cumulative deformation behavior. Furthermore
a cyclic load analysis method is developed based on the derived cyclic
p
-
y
curves. This methodology offers a theoretical foundation and technical support for the optimization of current design codes for rock-socketed piles supporting offshore wind turbines.
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