Dictated by the world’s escalating energy demands and the global imperative for green transition, the wind power has become one of the fastest-growing energy sources. Projections suggest that offshore wind will add between 15 to 21 GW/year from 2025 to 2030, notwithstanding the ample potential for developing countries to ride on this momentum and ramp up their local offshore markets.

There are plenty of technical difficulties along this path. Offshore structures, uncommon to most civil engineering structures, being installed in literally harsh environments, are exposed to extreme natural hazards and myriads of cycles of waves and currents. Designing for such extreme loads is in essence challenging.

Our expertise

Foundation design and offshore geotechnics is an advantageous field for our team. We understand the special challenges involved in the design and long-term performance of offshore structures and we have the technical skills and methodologies to address those challenges. Over the last decade, our geotechnical experts have been actively involved in Oil and Gas projects and participated in several research endeavors. Through our exposure to cutting-edge activities we gained expertise in a wide range of services, from pure geotechnics to multi-hazards assessments and novel foundation schemes.

Faithful to our vision for continuous R&D, we have recently developed and proposed a methodology for assessing the long-term performance of wind turbines in sensitive marine clays (that are prone to cyclic-deterioration).

What we offer

  • Geotechnical design of monopiles, caissons and anchors

  • Dynamic soil-structure-interaction studies

  • Seismic performance of wind-turbines

  • Novel Foundation schemes for OWTs

  • Offshore foundations subjected to prolonged cyclic loading

  • Foundation scouring and protection

Relevant projects

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  • Static and Dynamic Analysis of Structures
    Buildings

    DARE : Soil–Foundation–Structure Systems Beyond Conventional Seismic “Failure” Thresholds

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  • Static and Dynamic Analysis of Structures
    Road Transportation

    Seismic Retrofit of the Queensboro Bridge, NYC: assessment of existing foundations

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  • Static and Dynamic Analysis of Structures
    Buildings

    Valley Effects in Manhattanville campus

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  • Static and Dynamic Analysis of Structures
    Buildings

    Costa Navarino Villas: Geotechical Design

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  • Static and Dynamic Analysis of Structures
    Buildings

    Al Gurm Resort: Pile Design against Lateral Spreading

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  • Disaster Preparedness
    Static and Dynamic Analysis of Structures
    Energy & Renewables

    Disaster Risk Optimization of a major Industrial facility

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  • Static and Dynamic Analysis of Structures
    Energy & Renewables

    Agile Geotechnics for Next Generation Wind – Turbines

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  • Static and Dynamic Analysis of Structures
    Energy & Renewables

    Intelligent Cement in Drilling Operations

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  • Static and Dynamic Analysis of Structures
    Energy & Renewables

    Modular Jacket Concepts for Offshore Wind Farms

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  • Static and Dynamic Analysis of Structures
    Energy & Renewables

    Pipelines Subjected to Ground-Induced Deformations

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