Longitude Engineering has completed the engineering analyses of South Korea’s first wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), to be used in the construction of an unnamed Korean offshore wind project.
The scope of work included a leg penetration assessment, site specific assessment, seismic analysis, liquefaction risk analysis, leg extraction analysis and consultancy for the jack-up’s adjusted foundation design.
Longitude supported Korea Blue Energy Total Solution in this project.
“The foundation concept using mud-mats welded to spudcan footings is a novel approach to mitigate the deep penetration and punch-through risks that we identified during our initial leg penetration analyses,” said Longitude Engineering principal structural engineer Zahidur Rahman (pictured).
Longitude (part of ABL) has significant experience in supporting jack-up operations globally across both oil and gas and renewable energy sectors.
It combines multi-disciplinary engineering expertise to provide a wide range of advanced technical studies and simulations to assess a jack-up’s performance and operability in any given environment.
“It’s really exciting to apply our knowledge to – South Korea’s first offshore wind installation vessel,” added Rahman.