Numerical Study on Scour Protection of Offshore Wind Turbine Monopiles Using Fluidized Cement-Solidified Soil

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  • 1. School of Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; 2. CCCC Shanghai Third Harbor Engineering Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200032, China; 3. CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200032, China

Online published: 2026-04-09

Abstract

Scour around offshore wind turbine monopile foundations is a growing concern, and solidified soil protection is increasingly recognized as a key countermeasure. Fluidized cement-solidified soil, the initial fluid state of this material, has not been thoroughly investigated, and its mechanism for scour resistance remains unclear. This study modifies a multiphase flow scour model in the OpenFOAM platform by introducing a cohesive force source term and incorporating time-varying parameters for the fluidized cement-solidified soil phase, such as porosity, viscosity, and particle diameter. The objective is to analyze the anti-scour behavior of fluidized cement-solidified soil under dynamic water conditions. Results indicate that cohesion and agglomeration between particles of fluidized cement-solidified soil enhance the soil's erosion resistance, reduce interfacial velocities between particles and fluid, and effectively inhibit scour progression. In a case study on a monopile foundation protected with this material, the maximum scour depth was reduced by 70.1% and the scour hole diameter by 48.6%, compared to the unprotected scenario. These findings provide a valuable reference for future research on the use of fluidized cement-solidified soil for scour protection in offshore wind turbine foundations.

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DAI Minglang¹, WU Feng², ZHUO Yang², REN Haojie¹, WANG Qibiao³, HAN Zhaolong¹ . Numerical Study on Scour Protection of Offshore Wind Turbine Monopiles Using Fluidized Cement-Solidified Soil[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University, 0 : 1 . DOI: 10.16183/j.cnki.jsjtu.2025.369

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