Concept Research of a Countermeasure Device for Preventing Scour around the Monopile Foundations of Offshore Wind Turbines

Scouring has long been considered to be a major issue affecting the reliability of the monopile foundations of offshore wind turbines (OWTs) on sandy seabeds. To reduce the impact of scouring, several tons of rock/stone are usually placed around the foundations shortly after the installation of them...

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Published in:Energies
Main Authors: Wenxian Yang, Wenye Tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/10/2593