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Impact of steel grade on a ship colliding with an offshore wind turbine monopile supporting structure
Abstract
Offshore wind power is experiencing rapid development around the world. The number of installations and their size is growing. Thousands of monopile support structures with diameters of 10 m and weights of 2000 tons will be installed in the coming years. Offshore wind power installations, often located close to the shore and shipping routes, pose a new challenge to ship safety. The study analyses the damages from an accidental collision between a 6500-tonne displacement Supply Offshore Vessel and the monopile support structure with a 10 m diameter and a 15 MW wind turbine. The head-on collision cases are performed according to the DNV-ST-0126, showing the consequences for the ship and the wind turbine support structure. In addition, simulation cases with an offset between the ship’s plane of symmetry and the monopile axis showed a new form of damage to the ship’s plating. During a head-on sliding collision, extensive plate tearing can occur due to its cutting at the deck line and concertina tearing under the pressure of the monopile. As a result, the hull may open over a large area, including the threat of unsealing the ship’s collision bulkhead. The S355 grade steel can significantly reduce collision damage by up to 50% (from 20.6 m2 to 10.5 m2 for the case studied here).
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Yordan Garbatov Prof
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.115899
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- artykuły w czasopismach
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OCEAN ENGINEERING
no. 287,
ISSN: 0029-8018 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2023
- Bibliographic description:
- Niklas K., Bera A., Garbatov Y.: Impact of steel grade on a ship colliding with an offshore wind turbine monopile supporting structure// OCEAN ENGINEERING -Vol. 287, (2023), s.115899-
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.115899
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- This research was also supported by the Academic Computer Centre in Gdansk (CI TASK).
- Financial support for these studies is from the Gdansk University of Technology by the DEC-02/2022/IDUB/II.1/AMERICIUM grant under the Americium - ‘Excellence Initiative - Research University’ program is gratefully acknowledged.
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