Code
3F000203
Duration
01 October 2007 → 30 September 2008
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Engineering and technology
- Construction engineering
- Earthquake engineering
- Geotechnical and environmental engineering
- Water engineering
- Wind engineering
Keywords
coastal engineering
experimental tests
scouring
physical wave flume
windfarm
offshore wind energy
Project description
In order to be able to fulfill the requirements concerning renewable energy, a large amount of energy should be gained from offshore windfarms. Mainly because of energetic reasons, these parks must be placed further and further offshore. Building these parks, a lot of problems occur. This project proposal comprehends on the one hand a desk study to investigate these problems and on the other hand an experimental study towards one specific problem: scouring of the bottom material around the foundation of the windmills.