Suction caisson foundations for offshore wind turbines and anemometer masts

We describe briefly some of the challenges met by the designers of the foundation systems for offshore wind energy developments. Although some experience from the offshore oil and gas industry proves valuable, the size and nature of typical wind turbines means that the loadings on the foundations ar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Houlsby, G, Byrne, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Multi-Science Publishing Co, Ltd 2000