ECOSIGG Numerical Modelling of Long-Term Cyclic Loads on Offshore Monopiles

Tuesday 25 March | 18:00-20:00 hours

Join us for an insightful Joint In-Person Seminar with the SUT ECOSIGG and British Geotechnical Association Early Careers Group (BGA ECG).

Pishun Tantivangphaisal will present his recent PhD research on the numerical modelling of long-term cyclic loads on offshore monopiles and share his journey from industry to academia. The seminar will delve into advances in computational tools for offshore geotechnics, comparing field-scale and test-pit scale load tests against finite element predictions.

Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the intersection between academia and industry in geotechnics!

Teas, coffees, and biscuits will be provided.

Synopsis

The talk will consists of two parts: the speaker’s recent PhD research on the numerical modelling of long-term cyclic loads on offshore foundations, as well as sharing his experience starting out first in industry, then crossing over back into academic research. The technical presentation will focus on recent advances in computational tools for offshore geotechnics. Offshore wind turbines in shallow seas continue to rely heavily on fixed bottom monopile foundations, designed to resist long-term cyclic environmental loads. Two instrumented pile load tests will be compared against finite element predictions using a high-cycle accumulation numerical framework for long-term cyclic loading:

• A retrospective prediction of the field-scale response in Dunkirk sand (PISA project)
• A blind prediction of a test-pit scale load test in Darmstadt sand (by TU Darmstadt)

Titles

Part 1 – Numerical modelling of long-term cyclic loads on offshore monopiles;

Part 2 – Why do research: navigating the intersection between academia and industry.

Bio

Pishun is a PhD student in the Geotechnics research section at Imperial College London since 2022, after starting his career initially at Arup in 2018. The main scope of his PhD research is the development of numerical tools to predict the long-term cyclic behaviour of offshore foundations. He is keen to bridge academia with engineering practice, seeing first-hand the need for innovation in the industry via targeted, practical and timely research. His research interests include the development and validation of practical computational tools, probabilistic and data-driven methods, urban and offshore geotechnics.

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