Pullout capacity of plate anchors in sand for floating offshore wind turbines

摘要

This paper investigates the pullout capacity of shallow plate anchors that might be consideredin taut mooring systems for floating offshore wind turbines. Offshore wind energy development may movefurther offshore where floating structures become more economical. Plate anchors provide an efficient means ofanchoring taut or semi-taut mooring systems.A series of 1 g model tests were performed on square plate anchorsand compared to other experimental and theoretical studies from the literature. The results suggest that existingtheoretical models overpredict the pullout capacity of shallow square plate anchors in sand.