@inproceedings{45e46d06ffbd468399ae98d90c51ee76,
title = "Comparison of settlement calculation methods for the design of a gravity base foundation in deep water",
abstract = "The vast majority of offshore wind farms today are supported by mono-pile foundations. Until fairly recently mono-piles havebeen un-challenged as the primary foundation type, but this is now changing. With offshore wind farms moving into deeper water, monopilesare becoming a less suitable option, not only economically but also in terms of function. This paper focuses on concrete gravity basefoundations as an alternative to mono-piles for future offshore wind developments. More specifically the focus is on the geotechnical aspectsof concrete gravity base foundation design, particularly the calculation of foundation settlement using both traditional analytical andnumerical modelling methods. A design case study is performed using site-specific data for a future Scottish Territorial Waters offshorewind farm site. This consisted primarily of geotechnical stability and settlement calculations. The findings indicated that there was a greatcompliance between traditional analytical methods and numerical modelling approaches.",
keywords = "settlement calculation, gravity base foundation, offshore wind farms",
author = "Paul Smith and Nicholas Hytiris and Slobodan Mickovski",
year = "2015",
month = nov,
day = "23",
doi = "10.1680/ecsmge.60678",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-0-7277-6067-8",
pages = "1327--1332",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the XVI ECSMGE Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development",
publisher = "ICE Publishing",
}