Optimized frequency-based foundation design for wind turbine towers utilizing soilstructure interaction

Journal of the Franklin Institute

Volumn 348, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1470-1487

  Alhamaydeh, Mohammad ^a   Hussain, Saif ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Seismic Structures International   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Foundation; Interaction; Soil; Structure; Tower; Turbine; Wind

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION COSTS; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; EMBEDDED STEEL; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; FINITE-ELEMENT MODELS; FOUNDATION DESIGN; GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS; INTERACTION; MAT FOUNDATIONS; MODEL-BASED OPC; OPERATIONAL FREQUENCY; OPTIMIZED DESIGNS; SOIL CONDITIONS; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SPRING; STRUCTURAL DAMAGES; STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS; WIND TOWERS; WIND TURBINE TOWERS;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GROUTING; MORTAR; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTIMIZATION; PILE FOUNDATIONS; PILES; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SOILS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOWERS; WIND TURBINES;

DESIGN;

EID: 79961030086     PISSN: 00160032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfranklin.2010.04.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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