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A comparative study of three onshore wind turbine foundation solutions

Mohamed, Wael LU and Austrell, Per Erik LU (2018) In Computers and Geotechnics 94. p.46-57
Abstract

This work focuses on the geotechnical behaviour of three foundation solutions for windmills. The first design is a traditional flat raft, the second is a deep flat raft, and the third is a conical raft. A comparative study between the traditional and the new solutions is performed. A conical raft is used to improve the resistance of the soil-structure interface. It is shown that a conical raft gives a significant decrease of tilting compared to a flat circular raft. The use of a conical raft can thus decrease the dimensions of the foundation which may lead to potential cost reductions.

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Conical raft, FE analysis, Onshore, Wind turbine foundations
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Computers and Geotechnics
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94
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46 - 57
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Elsevier
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0266-352X
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10.1016/j.compgeo.2017.08.022
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English
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  title        = {{A comparative study of three onshore wind turbine foundation solutions}},
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