Unlocking new generation physical modelling with realistic soil response

该项目将通过更好地描述和复制碳酸盐沉积物的行为，提高与海上风力开发相关的地质结构的安全性和效率。新的表征技术将用于更好地了解沉积物的化学和结构组成及其与岩土工程设计相关的工程性质之间的联系，以及如何在实验室中更好地复制碳酸盐沉积物行为-这是研究人员几十年来一直无法获得的结果。该项目的主要成果将是开发土壤样品重建技术，从而能够进行高保真物理建模，以协助设计海上风力涡轮机基础。

This project will improve the safety and efficiency of geo-structures associated with offshore wind developments by better characterising and replicating the behaviour of carbonate sediments. Novel characterisation techniques will be used to better understand the links between the chemical and structural composition of the sediments and their engineering properties relevant to geotechnical design, and how to better replicate carbonate sediment behaviour in a laboratory – an outcome that has eluded researchers for decades. The main outcomes of the project will be the development of soil sample reconstitution techniques enabling high-fidelity physical modelling to be undertaken to assist in the design offshore wind turbine foundations.