Improved fatigue performance, through standardised high-quality welding conducted by robots, could enable offshore wind jacket foundations to last longer or potentially to use less steel, thus having the potential to reduce the weight and cost of the structures. The analysis, conducted by the Belgian Research Centre for Application of Steel (OCAS), is a joint industry project and part of the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA). The project ‘Improved Fatigue Life of Welded Jacket Connections (JaCo)’, launched in 2017 and concluded at the end of 2023. In addition to showing…
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