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Experimental and Numerical Research on p-y Curve of Offshore Photovoltaic Pile Foundations on Sandy Soil Foundation

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PowerChina Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited, Hangzhou 311122, China
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Key Laboratory of Geotechnical and Underground Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2025, 13(10), 1959; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13101959 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 28 August 2025 / Revised: 2 October 2025 / Accepted: 7 October 2025 / Published: 13 October 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Offshore Foundations and Anchoring Systems)

Abstract

While methods like cyclic triaxial testing and p-y model updating theory exist in geotechnical and offshore wind engineering, they have not been systematically applied to solve the specific deformation problems of offshore PV piles. This study investigates a specific offshore photovoltaic (PV) project in Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province. Initially, field tests of horizontal static load on steel pipe pile foundations were conducted. A finite element model (FEM) of single piles was subsequently developed and validated. Further analysis examined the failure modes, initial stiffness, and ultimate resistance of offshore PV single piles in sandy soil foundations under varying pile diameters and embedment depths. The hyperbolic p-y curve model was modified by incorporating pile diameter size effects and embedment depth considerations. Key findings reveal the following: (1) The predominant failure mechanism of fixed offshore PV monopiles manifests as wedge-shaped failure in shallow soil layers. (2) Conventional API specifications and standard hyperbolic models demonstrate significant deviations in predicting p-y (horizontal soil resistance-pile displacement) curves, whereas the modified hyperbolic model shows good agreement with field measurements and numerical simulations. This research provides critical data support and methodological references for calculating the horizontal bearing capacity of offshore PV steel pipe pile foundations.
Keywords: p-y curve; offshore photovoltaic piles; field test; numerical simulation p-y curve; offshore photovoltaic piles; field test; numerical simulation

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Fu, S.; Chen, H.; Lv, G.-e.; Jia, X.; Li, X. Experimental and Numerical Research on p-y Curve of Offshore Photovoltaic Pile Foundations on Sandy Soil Foundation. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2025, 13, 1959. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13101959

AMA Style

Fu S, Chen H, Lv G-e, Jia X, Li X. Experimental and Numerical Research on p-y Curve of Offshore Photovoltaic Pile Foundations on Sandy Soil Foundation. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2025; 13(10):1959. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13101959

Chicago/Turabian Style

Fu, Sai, Hongxin Chen, Guo-er Lv, Xianlin Jia, and Xibin Li. 2025. "Experimental and Numerical Research on p-y Curve of Offshore Photovoltaic Pile Foundations on Sandy Soil Foundation" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 13, no. 10: 1959. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13101959

APA Style

Fu, S., Chen, H., Lv, G.-e., Jia, X., & Li, X. (2025). Experimental and Numerical Research on p-y Curve of Offshore Photovoltaic Pile Foundations on Sandy Soil Foundation. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 13(10), 1959. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13101959

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