The Geotechnics laboratory has the following current research interests:
- soil mechanics;
- offshore foundations;
- shallow and deep foundations;
- foundations in difficult soil conditions;
- hydraulic barriers for environmental applications;
- soil remediation technologies.
Applications within the marine field consist of offshore foundations, cables and pipelines. The current research investigates the in-situ behaviour of offshore monopile foundations for offshore wind turbines through geotechnical labotory testing, numerical modelling and monitoring data back-analysis. Research into the thermal properties of soil which affect the temperature field around offshore cables is also conducted in collaboration with industry partners. In addition, design guidelines for anchors for mussel farms have been developed by the researchers.
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Parent institute: Ghent University; Faculty of Engineering; Department of Civil Engineering (UGent), more
Address:
Technologiepark 905
9052 Zwijnaarde
Belgium
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Type: Scientific
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1 Director: Head of the department 2 Marine scientist: Works in this research group and acts as (co-)author in at least one marine publication in the last 5 years. 3 Specialized personnel: Provides administrative or technical support to marine scientific research.
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 Stuyts, B.; Weijtjens, W.; Gkougkoudi-Papaioannou, M.; Devriendt, C.; Troch, P.; Kheffache, A. (2023). Insights from in-situ pore pressure monitoring around a wind turbine monopile. Ocean Eng. 269: 113556. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.113556, more- Stuyts, B.; Weijtjens, W.; Devriendt, C. (2023). Development of a semi-structured database for back-analysis of the foundation stiffness of offshore wind monopiles. Acta Geotechnica 18: 379-393. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11440-022-01551-3, more
- Byrne, T.; Gavin, K.; Prendergast, L.J.; Cachim, P.; Doherty, P.; Pulukul, S.C. (2018). Performance of CPT-based methods to assess monopile driveability in North Sea sands. Ocean Eng. 166: 76-91. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2018.08.010, more
- De Camillis, M.; Di Emidio, G.; Bezuijen, A.; Verástegui Flores, D.; Van Stappen, J.; Cnudde, V. (2017). Effect of wet-dry cycles on polymer treated bentonite in seawater: swelling ability, hydraulic conductivity and crack analysis. Applied Clay Science 142: 52-59. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2016.11.011, more
- Mazzieri, F.; Di Emidio, G.; Pasqualini, E. (2017). Effect of wet-and-dry ageing in seawater on the swelling properties and hydraulic conductivity of two amended bentonites. Applied Clay Science 142: 40-51. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2016.10.031, more
- De Camillis, M.; Di Emidio, G.; Bezuijen, A.; Verástegui-Flores, R.D. (2016). Hydraulic conductivity and swelling ability of a polymer modified bentonite subjected to wet-dry cycles in seawater. Geotext. Geomembr. 44(5): 739-747. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2016.05.007, more
- van Duinen, A.; Bezuijen, A.; van den Ham, G.; Hopman, V. (2014). Field measurements to investigate submerged slope failures, in: Krastel, S. et al. Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences: 6th International Symposium. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, 37: pp. 13-21. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00972-8_2, more
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