Effect of Reinforced Bucket on Bearing Capacity and Natural Frequency of Offshore Wind Turbines Using Pile–Bucket Foundation

Figure 11

The distribution of soil reaction force of the monopile foundation and the pile-bucket foundation: (a) the monopile foundation (d = 6 m), (b) the pile-bucket foundation (D = 18 m and H = 12 m), (c) the pile-bucket foundation (D = 24 m and H = 6 m), (d) the pile-bucket foundation (D = 24 m and H = 12 m), (e) the pile-bucket foundation (D = 24 m and H = 18 m), and (f) the pile-bucket foundation (D = 30 m and H = 12 m).

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