Determination of Shear Modulus of Soil in the RC/TS Apparatus for Designing Offshore Wind Power Plant Foundations

Srokosz, Piotr; Dyka, Ireneusz; Bujko, Marcin

doi:10.2478/pomr-2018-0098

Abstract

The paper presents a selected aspect of the determining the initial soil shear modulus value on the research example in resonant column – torsional shear apparatus (RC / TS). There are presented the significance of the initial value of shear modulus in design of offshore wind power plant foundations and the importance of its variability in the function of cyclical shear strains of soil related to the impact of sea and atmosphere on the designed structures. Based on the conducted analyses, a new methodology for interpreting the TS test results of soil has been proposed. It allows estimating the values of the shear modulus in the full range of shear strains occurring in issues closely related to the design and construction work of offshore wind power plant foundations.

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Determination of Shear Modulus of Soil in the RC/TS Apparatus for Designing Offshore Wind Power Plant Foundations

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