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Rotational Behavior of Squat Monopiles in Soft Clay from Centrifuge Experiments


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Authors

Beemer, RD 
Murali, M 
Biscontin, Giovanna  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4662-5650
Aubeny, C 

Abstract

his paper presents initial results from geotechnical centrifuge experiments on squat gravity caissons/monopiles under cyclic rotational loading in soft clay under undrained conditions. These experiments were conducted in the 150g-ton centrifuge at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In total three monopiles with length to diameter aspect ratios of two were tested. Though this aspect ratio is a bit atypical it could be a reasonable option for offshore renewable hydrokinetic systems or a component in tripod or tetrapod wind tower foundation systems. Results are focused on behavior arising from an unrestricted vertical coordinate, allowing self-weight to contribute to combined loading, and the effect of load eccentricity and depth of rotation on rotational resistance.

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Keywords

4005 Civil Engineering, 4015 Maritime Engineering, 40 Engineering, 4019 Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy, 7 Affordable and Clean Energy, 13 Climate Action

Journal Title

Geotechnical Special Publication

Conference Name

Geo-Chicago 2016

Journal ISSN

0895-0563

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Publisher

American Society of Civil Engineers
Sponsorship
The authors would like to acknowledge the assistance provided by the Center for Earthquake Engineering Simulations at Rensselaer Polytechnic. This project was funded by National Science Foundation, Award Number: 1041604.