The Monopod Bucket Foundation - GL Group
The Monopod Bucket Foundation - GL Group
The Monopod Bucket Foundation - GL Group
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GENERATION - CHRLE<br />
Previous prototypes<br />
Frederikshavn, Denmark<br />
2003<br />
�� Designed for 3 MW Vestas turbine<br />
�� Successfull installation<br />
�� Post-installation monitoring program was conducted<br />
Skirt dimensions: D = 12 m, L = 6 m<br />
Wilhelmshaven, Germany<br />
2005<br />
�� Designed for a 5-MW Enercon turbine<br />
�� <strong>The</strong> installation failed. <strong>The</strong> installation barge<br />
floated sideways and colided with the bucket<br />
during the installation process. <strong>The</strong> impact with<br />
the bucket skirt initiated buckling after only 7 m<br />
penetration.<br />
Skirt dimensions: D = 16 m, L = 15 m<br />
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