Research Article

Safety Evaluation of a Hybrid Substructure for Offshore Wind Turbine

Table 18

Joint unity checks for irregular wave.

 LSWLMSLHSWL
 Pile-soilFixedPile-soilFixedPile-soilFixed

Axial0.024330.024200.021610.021810.021210.02121
In-plane bending0.372160.374550.481230.488240.617020.61703
Out-of-plane bending0.068960.070410.068330.069730.071280.07128
Combined (axial + bending)0.206360.209910.302020.309110.448690.44870