[HTML][HTML] Anchor geotechnics for floating offshore wind: Current technologies and future innovations

B Cerfontaine, D White, K Kwa, S Gourvenec… - Ocean …, 2023 - Elsevier
A rapid expansion of the anchor market is required to meet the increasing demand for
floating offshore wind. This paper, which is aimed at a broad readership within and beyond …

Physical modelling to demonstrate the feasibility of screw piles for offshore jacket-supported wind energy structures

C Davidson, MJ Brown, B Cerfontaine… - …, 2022 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Screw piles potentially offer quieter installation and enhanced axial tensile capacity over
straight-shafted driven piles. As such, they have been suggested as a possible foundation …

[HTML][HTML] DEM study of particle scale and penetration rate on the installation mechanisms of screw piles in sand

B Cerfontaine, M Ciantia, MJ Brown… - Computers and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Screw piles are efficient anchors to sustain large uplift loads and can be installed with low
noise or vibration. Screw piles dimensions are currently increasing, renewing research …

Numerical derivation of CPT-based p–y curves for piles in sand

SK Suryasentana, BM Lehane - Géotechnique, 2014 - icevirtuallibrary.com
The formulations for the lateral load–displacement (p–y) springs conventionally used for the
analysis of laterally loaded piles have been based largely on the back-analysis of the …

Control of screw pile installation to optimise performance for offshore energy applications

B Cerfontaine, MJ Brown, JA Knappett… - …, 2023 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Screw piles can be used as foundations for offshore energy applications, thanks to their
silent mode of installation and considerable uplift capacity, although a significant upscaling …

Seismic response and design of buried concrete pipes subjected to soil loads

S Alzabeebee - Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Concrete pipes are a crucial element in sustaining contemporary life because they afford
appropriate means to transport drinking water, sewage, and storm water. Thus, these useful …

Effects of screw pile installation on installation requirements and in-service performance using the discrete element method

YU Sharif, MJ Brown, B Cerfontaine… - Canadian …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
Existing guidance on the installation of screw piles suggest that they should be installed in a
pitch-matched manner to avoid disturbance to the soil that may have a detrimental effect on …

Small-scale modelling of plant root systems using 3D printing, with applications to investigate the role of vegetation on earthquake-induced landslides

T Liang, JA Knappett, AG Bengough, YX Ke - Landslides, 2017 - Springer
Vegetation has been previously proposed as a method for protecting artificial and natural
slopes against shallow landslides (eg as may be triggered by an earthquake); however …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative study of the effect of the soil constitutive model on the seismic response of buried concrete pipes

S Alzabeebee - Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
No attention has been given in previous studies to understand the influence of the
sophistication of the soil constitutive model on the response of buried concrete pipes …

Centrifuge modeling of rocking‐isolated inelastic RC bridge piers

M Loli, JA Knappett, MJ Brown… - Earthquake …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Experimental proof is provided of an unconventional seismic design concept, which is based
on deliberately underdesigning shallow foundations to promote intense rocking oscillations …