Research Article

Numerical Study on Effects of the Embedded Monopile Foundation on Local Wave-Induced Porous Seabed Response

Table 1

Input parameters.

Wave parametersUnit

Wave height, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0m
Wave period, 4.0, 10.0s
Water depth, 10.0m

Seabed parameters

Thickness of seabed, 20.0m
Density of pore fluid, 1.0 × 103kg/m3
Bulk modulus of water, 1.95 × 109 N/m2
Density of soil, 2.65 × 103kg/m3
Soil porosity, 0.3
Degree of saturation, 0.975, 0.980, 0.985, 0.995
Soil permeability, 5 × 10−5, 5 × 10−4,
5 × 10−3, 5 × 10−2
m/s
Shear modulus, 5 × 106N/m2
Poisson’s radio, 0.3333

Monopile parameters

Pile radius, 3.0m
Pile length, 17.5m
Embedded depth, 0, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0m
Density of structure, 2.65 × 103kg/m3
Shear modulus, 5 × 109N/m2
Poisson’s radio, 0.3333