CONE PENETRATION CALIBRATION OF UNDRAINED SHEAR STRENGTH OF CLAY IN DONGHAI OFFSHORE WIND FARM

Wu Caihong; Song Yue; Dai Jialin; Yu Jian; Gu Xiaoqiang

doi:10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2024-1500

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Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (1) : 468-475. DOI: 10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2024-1500

CONE PENETRATION CALIBRATION OF UNDRAINED SHEAR STRENGTH OF CLAY IN DONGHAI OFFSHORE WIND FARM

Wu Caihong¹, Song Yue^2,3, Dai Jialin⁴, Yu Jian^2,3, Gu Xiaoqiang^2,3

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The cone factor （N_k） can be used to estimate the undrained shear strength （S_u） of clay, which in turn enables the calculation of the bearing capacity of offshore wind turbine foundations based on empirical correlations. In this study, both in-situ and laboratory cone penetration tests （CPT）, together with vane shear tests （VST）, were conducted to analyze the peak shear strength （S_up） and residual shear strength （S_ur） of soil at various depths, as well as the corresponding N_kp and N_kr values. Based on the obtained in-situ and laboratory N_k coefficients, the predicted S_u values for Shanghai clay were calculated. The results indicate that both Sup and Sur in the shallow soil layers increase with depth, while their difference becomes less significant in deeper layers. The fluctuation range of N_kp was found to be smaller than that for N_kr. In the laboratory tests, the required consolidation time for the clay was short, and the variation in shear strength at different depths under the same overburden stress was not pronounced. Furthermore, the N_kp and N_kr values obtained from both in-situ and laboratory tests for a given soil layer showed little difference, suggesting that S_u at various depths can be reliably predicted using N_kp.

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offshore wind farm / cone penetration test / vane shear test / undrained shear strength / cone factor

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Wu Caihong, Song Yue, Dai Jialin, Yu Jian, Gu Xiaoqiang. CONE PENETRATION CALIBRATION OF UNDRAINED SHEAR STRENGTH OF CLAY IN DONGHAI OFFSHORE WIND FARM[J]. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica. 2026, 47(1): 468-475 https://doi.org/10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2024-1500

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