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Date: 25 June 2024
Time: 09:30 – 17:00
Venue: Online
Course Overview
Over the next 10 years there will be significant investment in offshore renewables and in particular offshore wind. It is estimated that the offshore wind capacity in Europe will increase by more than 50 GW between 2020 – 2030 (at an estimated cost of > €100 Billion), including and estimated 3.5 GW in Ireland.
This course will provide an introduction to offshore renewables, focusing on offshore wind. The morning session will be run by Prof. David Igoe and focus on the geotechnical considerations including site investigations, foundation concepts, foundation design approaches from industry standard to the current state of the art.
The afternoon session will be run by Prof. Breiffni Fitzgerald and will focus on structural design and environmental loading considerations.
Course Objectives
After the course, the participants should be able to:
Understand the basic design requirements for offshore renewable energy and benefits / shortcomings of different foundation concepts.
Learn about offshore site investigation practice and design standards in the context of the overall offshore foundation design process.
Understand foundation design approaches and considerations for the most common foundation concepts.
An introduction into the structural dynamics of offshore structures
Understand how aerodynamic and hydrodynamic loads are derived and applied to offshore wind turbines.
Course Programme
Introduction to Offshore Engineering
Foundation concepts for offshore structures
Introduction to site investigations for offshore wind farms
Introduction to Offshore Monopile Design and Standards
Introduction to Jacket pile Design and Standards
Structural dynamics for offshore wind turbines
Environmental Loading of offshore wind structures
Q&A
Course Delivery
This is a virtual classroom in which participants will require access to a webcam and microphone for live sessions with the trainers throughout the day. Participants will receive a login code via email. The course will be delivered between 9:30 and 17:00 with running order and break times outlined in advance.
As with the traditional classroom delivery of our courses, class sizes are limited to allow opportunity for all delegates to participate.
Who Should Attend
Consulting engineers with an interest in offshore structures and foundations. A basic knowledge of structural and geotechnical engineering is required. A calculator and pencil are essential.
About the Trainer
Prof. David Igoe CEng PhD BE MIEI, Asst. Professor, Trinity College Dublin
David is assistant professor in Geotechnical Engineering at Trinity College Dublin and former head of offshore engineering at Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions (GDG). David has over 14 years experience in Geotechnical Engineering, offshore engineering, foundation analysis, testing and instrumentation projects. He has completed a PhD (2009) in the topic of offshore pile behaviour in sand and has applied his knowledge of this topic to many offshore and onshore geotechnical projects. David has performed research on problems related to pile axial loading, pile lateral loading, pile ageing, cyclic loading, soil-structure dynamics, instrumentation systems, shallow pad footing, gravity base foundations and was heavily involved in the PISA (Pile Stability Analysis) joint industry research project, sponsored by the Carbon Trust Wind Accelerator Program. David worked as head of offshore engineering at Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions managing a large range of projects, primarily related to offshore wind. David has more than 50 international peer reviewed technical publications and is the Irish representative for the European Technical Committee for piling (ETC3). David has expertise in offshore works, pile design, site investigation, test specifications, instrumentation design, monitoring, software development and soil-structure interaction.
Prof. Breiffni Fitzgerald BA BAI PhD CEng MIEI, Asst. Professor, Trinity College Dublin
Breiffni is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) since 2016. During 2015-2016, Breiffni was Assistant Lecturer in the School of Civil Engineering, Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT). He received his Doctorate in Engineering at TCD in 2013 on the topic of dynamics and control of wind turbines. Breiffni’s research interests lie in the areas of structural dynamics and control and health/condition monitoring of civil engineering structures in particular wind turbines. Breiffni has published over 20 international peer-reviewed technical articles. He has co-organized several international conferences and technical-scientific workshops including the 10th International Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures (2013) and the 1st International Workshop on Non-linear Hydrodynamics, Stochastic Dynamics and Control of Offshore Structures (2017). Breiffni has also worked in industry throughout his career. He is a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Engineers of Ireland and was nominated for ‘Chartered Engineer of the Year’ in 2017. In 2016 he became a Director of Allied Consultant Engineering, a consultant engineering practice specialising in innovative structural engineering solutions for the international market.
Terms and Conditions
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