Fundamental Study of Suction Pile Performance and Seabed Interaction
摘要
Renewable energyRenewable energy is a critical solution to handle the issue of climate change and meet the demands of the growing global energy needs sustainably. Offshore wind energy is one example of renewable energyRenewable energy generation which refers to the generation of electricity from wind turbines. In operation, wind turbines use suction pilesSuction pile as mooring systems. The use of suction pilesSuction pile over other traditional mooring systems is because they produce minimal disturbance to the seabed and ocean ecosystem during installation. The environmentalEnvironmental conditions that significantly impact the suction pileSuction pile performance encompass soil conditionsSoil conditions and the acting loadLoads which is the mooring tensionMooring tension. The suction pilesSuction pile also have the flexibility to be easily repositioned, making them a cost-effective solution for temporary structures or relocation. In this study, an analysis of the interactions between the suction pileSuction pile and seabed was conducted using the finite element method while considering the soil conditionsSoil conditions and water conditionsWater conditions (including water depth and wave conditions).