Fatigue tests on grouted connection segment specimens in offshore wind turbine structures considering water ingression |
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| Institution: | 1. China Communication Construction Corporation Third Harbor Engineering Corporation Limited, Shanghai, 200032, China;2. Key Laboratory of Performance Evolution and Control for Engineering Structures (Ministry of Education), Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China;1. State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China;2. School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China;1. School of Civil Engineering, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, Hunan, 412007, China;2. Key Laboratory of Safety Control of Bridge Engineering, Ministry of Education (Changsha University of Science and Technology), Changsha, Hunan, 410114, China;3. China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, 100038, China;1. National Maritime Research Institute, 6-38-1, Shinkawa, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo, 181-0004, Japan;2. Faculty of Engineering Yokohama National University, 79-1 Tokiwadai Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 240-8501, Japan;1. College of Automotive Engineering, Hunan Industry Polytechnic, 410000, China;2. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China;1. State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China;2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Tianjin, 300072, China |
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| Abstract: | Grouted connections (GCs) are widely used to connect superstructures and driven piles in offshore wind turbine structures. They resist fatigue loading in marine splash zones and even submerged environments. In this paper, six GC segment specimens were designed and tested under fatigue loading in both the air and water ingression conditions. The results in the air condition showed that for the specimens with lower loading ranges, the strain distributions and residual displacements stabilized after 20 thousand load cycles. These conditions persisted until the end of the test with two million cycles, with only a few tiny cracks appearing on the grout material surface. Meanwhile, wide cracks and grout material exfoliation were found in specimens with higher loading ranges. The residual displacement accumulated gradually, which eventually caused the termination of the test when it reached 5 mm after 1.3 million cycles. The results in the water ingression condition showed that the water had entered into the micro-cracks of the grout material, which severely degraded the fatigue behavior of the GC specimens. Even in lower loading ranges, specimens W-1 and W-2 only endured 0.264 million and 64 thousand load cycles before the displacement of the top clamp reached −10 mm. Compared with two specimens tested in the air, with a total displacement of less than −0.7 mm after two million load cycles, the severe deteriorating effect of water ingression on the fatigue behavior of GCs was apparent. |
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| Keywords: | Offshore wind turbine structure Grouted connection Segment specimen Fatigue test Water ingression |
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