Dynamic Response of Offshore Wind Turbine with a New Monopile Foundation under Different Lateral and Seismic Loadings

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Schematic view of the wind turbine, assigning the elements and boundary conditions. (a) Meshed model with assigning the elements. (b) Wired mesh model of monopile with internal four-hole plate. (c) Loading on offshore wind turbine. (d) Boundary conditions and embedment length of monopile.

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