The Marine Environment Impacts on the Supporting Structure of the Offshore Wind Turbines and Discussions on the Protective Measures
Offshore wind turbine supporting structure long term works in the harsh marine environment, suffering from a variety of negative factors such as the seawater corrosion, marine growths, water scour, collision of sea ice and ship, etc.. Through numerical analysis software SACS and ANSYS, the marine environment impacts on the supporting structure and protective measures were put forward. The study found that such adverse environmental factors might easily result in a whole or partial component damage of the foundation support structure, and eventually lead to the reduction of security and durability. Reasonable preventive measures to ensure the security of the offshore wind turbine supporting structure were proposed and theoretical guidance for the design of future offshore foundation was provided.