LAPSE:2023.35755v1
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LAPSE:2023.35755v1
Generation of Synthetic CPTs with Access to Limited Geotechnical Data for Offshore Sites
May 23, 2023
The initial design phase for offshore wind farms does not require complete geotechnical mapping and individual cone penetration testing (CPT) for each expected turbine location. Instead, background information from open source studies and previous historic records for geology and seismic data are typically used at this early stage to develop a preliminary ground model. This study focuses specifically on the interpolation and extrapolation of cone penetration test (CPT) data. A detailed methodology is presented for the process of using a limited number of CPTs to characterise the geotechnical behavior of an offshore site using artificial neural networks. In the presented study, the optimised neural network achieved a predictive error of 0.067. Accuracy is greatest at depths of less than 10 m. The pitfalls of using machine learning for geospatial interpolation are explained and discussed.
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ANNs, CPT, geotechnics, Machine Learning, Renewable and Sustainable Energy
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Shoukat G, Michel G, Coughlan M, Malekjafarian A, Thusyanthan I, Desmond C, Pakrashi V. Generation of Synthetic CPTs with Access to Limited Geotechnical Data for Offshore Sites. (2023). LAPSE:2023.35755v1
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Shoukat G: UCD Centre for Mechanics, Dynamical Systems and Risk Laboratory, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University College Dublin, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland; Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions, D14 X627 Dublin, Ireland [ORCID]
Michel G: Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions, D14 X627 Dublin, Ireland
Coughlan M: Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions, D14 X627 Dublin, Ireland; School of Earth Sciences, Science Centre West, University College Dublin, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland; SFI Research Centre in Applied Geosciences (iCRAG), O’Brien Centre for Science (East), University
Malekjafarian A: Structural Dynamics and Assessment Laboratory, School of Civil Engineering, University College Dublin, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland [ORCID]
Thusyanthan I: Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions, D14 X627 Dublin, Ireland
Desmond C: Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions, D14 X627 Dublin, Ireland [ORCID]
Pakrashi V: UCD Centre for Mechanics, Dynamical Systems and Risk Laboratory, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University College Dublin, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland [ORCID]
Michel G: Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions, D14 X627 Dublin, Ireland
Coughlan M: Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions, D14 X627 Dublin, Ireland; School of Earth Sciences, Science Centre West, University College Dublin, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland; SFI Research Centre in Applied Geosciences (iCRAG), O’Brien Centre for Science (East), University
Malekjafarian A: Structural Dynamics and Assessment Laboratory, School of Civil Engineering, University College Dublin, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland [ORCID]
Thusyanthan I: Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions, D14 X627 Dublin, Ireland
Desmond C: Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions, D14 X627 Dublin, Ireland [ORCID]
Pakrashi V: UCD Centre for Mechanics, Dynamical Systems and Risk Laboratory, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University College Dublin, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland [ORCID]
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Energies
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16
Issue
9
First Page
3817
Year
2023
Publication Date
2023-04-28
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1996-1073
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PII: en16093817, Publication Type: Journal Article
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