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Geotechnical Assessment of 3 French harbours

April 8, 2016/in Civil Infrastructure

Assist with the foundation engineering and installation design for several wind farms off the French coast.

Project Title

Geotechnical Assessment of 3 French harbours

Location

France (North-West)

Country

France

Client

EDF-EN

Business Sectors

Infrastructure

Services (Technical Disciplines)

Geotechnical Analysis & Engineering.

Project Objectives/Outcomes

The outcome of the study of three harbours provided information to assist with the foundation engineering and installation design for several wind farms off the  French coast.

Our Role

The analysis involved traditional evaluation of spudcan penetration and foundation stability, along with complex Finite Element Modelling to assess interaction effects between the spudcans and the harbour quay walls.

Geoscience Ireland Contact

Paul Doherty – pdoherty@gdgeo.com

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