Abstract
The PISA Joint Industry Research Project was concerned with the development of improved design methods for monopile foundations in offshore wind applications. PISA involved large-scale pile tests in overconsolidated glacial till at Cowden, north-east England, and in dense, normally consolidated marine sand at Dunkirk, northern France. This paper describes the experimental set-up for pile testing, with unique features of load-application mechanisms and built-in fibre optic strain gauges. New procedures are described for the interpretation of pile loading data, and specifically for providing precise interpretation of pile displacements.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 961-969 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Geotechnique |
Volume | 70 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- design
- field instrumentation
- model tests
- offshore engineering
- piles AND piling
- soil/structure interaction