VBM5163/ OAB5163

1. FIGURE Q1a shows several wind turbine 4-legged jackets constructed 120 km
off eastern end of New York’s Long Island. The jacket structure has a base of 50
m by 50 m. As an independent consulting engineer, you are required to reassess
the on bottom stability of the jacket structure on the shallow foundations. Your
design calculations shall be based on your own suitably sized footings. The
following are the critical environmental load conditions during service:

Total Gravity Loads on foundations = 5,500 kN

Total Acting moment, M = 80,000 kNm
Installation wave base shear = 270 kN
Distance of Horizontal Point load acting from the base, d = 260 m

A geotechnical report of undrained shear strength profile is shown in FIGURE

Q1b. Assess your foundation design so that it satisfies various failure modes as
indicated API RP2A or PETRONAS Technical Standard.

FIGURE Q1a

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FIGURE Q1b

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