Undergraduate Research Experience (REU), NHERI 2019: Effects of Cyclic Loading on Jacket Foundations of Offshore Wind Turbines in Sandy Soils

Participated in a group project focused on understanding the soil-structure interaction between an offshore wind turbine's jacket foundation and it's surrounding soil, which was sand, due to cyclic loading. We determined the types of soils in the tested sites and obtained the axial capacities of the piles. These results will lead to further experimental site tests. The development and findings of the experiment showing this behavior are recorded in the paper, poster and presentation.

参与了一项小组研究项目，旨在探究循环荷载作用下海上风力涡轮机导管架基础（jacket foundation）与周围砂土之间的土-结构相互作用（soil-structure interaction）。我们明确了测试场地的土壤类型，并获取了桩体的轴向承载力。这些结果将为后续现场试验提供指导。实验的开发过程及揭示该作用行为的研究发现已记录于论文、海报及演示文稿中。