The three main objectives of this project were to:
Study the governing load cases and load effects for wind turbines subjected to tropical revolving storms on the US OCS.
Review and evaluate the existing methods of calculating the breaking wave slamming loads inflicted on offshore wind turbine support structures.
Provide recommendations to support future enhancements to the relevant design criteria for offshore wind turbines. The scope of work was broken up into the following tasks:
Task 1. Conduct a State-of-the Art Review that will include the collection, evaluation and summary of relevant information.
Task 2. Study the Governing Load Cases and Load Effects for Wind Turbines Subjected to Tropical Revolving Storms on the US OCS.
Task 3. Evaluate the Existing Methods of Calculating the Breaking Wave Slamming Loads on Offshore Wind Turbines Support Structures.
Task 4. Develop Recommendations and Recommended Practices.
Task 5. Document the efforts and results in a Draft Final Report and Final Report.
The project is complete and the Final Report is posted below.