A new and reusable foundation solution for onshore windmills

作者：Mohamed Wael^*; Austrell Per Erik; Dahlblom Ola

来源：Computers and Geotechnics, 2018, 99: 14-30.

DOI：10.1016/j.compgeo.2018.02.017

• Active stabilisation system
• Cellular raft
• CO2 emissions
• Onshore windmill
• Reusable foundation solution

A new foundation solution using a cellular raft with an active stabilisation system is proposed in this work. A comparative study of the new foundation and a traditional raft is performed. This study focuses on comparing the load capacity of the mentioned foundation solutions. The results illustrate that a cellular raft with an active stabilisation system gives a substantial enhancement of the load capacity compared to a traditional circular raft. Also, reusing the new foundation solution will provide a significant reduction of the carbon dioxide emissions comparing to the complete dismantling of the existing foundation and building a new one.

• 出版日期2018-7