Pile anchors of floating offshore wind farms subjected to lateral cyclic loadings in different directions

Key Points

• The aim is to investigate the performance of pile anchors in floating offshore wind farms when subjected to lateral cyclic loadings.
• Conducted simulations of lateral cyclic loadings in various directions.
• Assessed the structural integrity of pile anchors under these loadings.
• Analyzed data to evaluate performance and resilience.
• Pile anchors exhibited varying performance based on the direction of loading.
• Certain loading patterns significantly weakened the structural integrity.
• Findings indicate the importance of optimizing anchor design for robustness.