Harnessing the power of oceans: anchors for floating energy devices

本项目旨在为大型浮动风力涡轮机和浮动波浪能转换器集成阵列的多向循环加载共享锚固系统建立岩土工程设计框架。这有望促进新的经济基础解决方案，产生根本性的成本节约，帮助解锁澳大利亚的可再生海洋能源。该项目旨在利用最先进的离心机建模技术和数值建模的混合，结合基于能量的方法和产量包络。这种创新的方法旨在建立一个有效的框架，以理解和预测可再生海洋能源应用中产生的复杂载荷历史下的基础性能。

This project aims to establish a geotechnical design framework for shared anchoring systems subjected to multidirectional cyclic loading for large integrated arrays of floating wind turbines and floating wave energy converters. This is expected to facilitate new, economic foundation solutions, generating radical cost savings to help unlock Australia's renewable ocean energy resources. The project aims to utilise a blend of state-of-the-art centrifuge modelling techniques and numerical modelling, incorporating an energy-based method and yield envelopes. This innovative methodology aims to establish a validated framework for understanding and predicting foundation performance under the complex load histories arising in renewable ocean energy applications.