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View article: Preface to the special issues of the International Conference on Ocean Energy 2024
Preface to the special issues of the International Conference on Ocean Energy 2024 Open
The International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) 2024 marked a significant milestone in the event’s history, taking place in Melbourne, Australia, from September 16–18, 2024. This was particularly notable as it was the first time the co…
View article: Wave Energy Converter Power Take-off for the Albany M4; Dry Test and Initial Deployment
Wave Energy Converter Power Take-off for the Albany M4; Dry Test and Initial Deployment Open
Despite extensive natural wave energy resources, and many years of technological developments, only 20.4 MW of wave energy generation was installed in Europe between 2010 and 2022, with only 400 kW still in operation by the end. There is l…
View article: Effect of Breast Surgery on Quality of Life in BRCA Mutation Carriers With Invasive Breast Cancer: A CANTO Database Study
Effect of Breast Surgery on Quality of Life in BRCA Mutation Carriers With Invasive Breast Cancer: A CANTO Database Study Open
When feasible, BCS should be preferred for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers, as it best preserves QoL. For patients requiring mastectomy, IBR is a valuable option, while DBR offers long-term benefits in body image and psychosocial well-being. Psy…
View article: Post-Installation Consolidation of Helical Anchors in Clay
Post-Installation Consolidation of Helical Anchors in Clay Open
Helical anchors have gained prominence as an innovative foundation solution for offshore wind applications in deep-water environments, owing to their high load-bearing capacity and installation efficiency. While substantial research has fo…
View article: The Albany M4 Project: The First Open-Access Wave Energy Deployment
The Albany M4 Project: The First Open-Access Wave Energy Deployment Open
The paper presents the development and deployment of a wave energy converter demonstrator in Albany, on the southern coast of Western Australia. The project, funded by the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre (BE-CRC), the Western Aust…
View article: Predicting the uniaxial capacity of plate anchors in spatially variable clay using metamodels
Predicting the uniaxial capacity of plate anchors in spatially variable clay using metamodels Open
This paper investigates the effect of spatial variability in undrained shear strength on the uniaxial capacity of a deeply embedded plate anchor. The study was undertaken using the random field finite element method, and the results show t…
View article: Characteristics, treatment patterns and survival of patients with high-risk early hormone receptor-positive breast cancer in French real-world settings: an exploratory study of the CANTO cohort
Characteristics, treatment patterns and survival of patients with high-risk early hormone receptor-positive breast cancer in French real-world settings: an exploratory study of the CANTO cohort Open
This real-world study confirms that patients with HR+ BC and unfavorable clinicopathological features are at risk of relapse early in their adjuvant treatment trajectory, despite (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy. It is imperative to implement in…
View article: 132P Clinico-pathological characteristics, treatments and survival outcomes of patients with high-risk hormone receptor positive early breast cancer (HR+ BC) in French real-world (RW) setting: A study from CANTO cohort
132P Clinico-pathological characteristics, treatments and survival outcomes of patients with high-risk hormone receptor positive early breast cancer (HR+ BC) in French real-world (RW) setting: A study from CANTO cohort Open
Patients with HR+ BC with unfavourable features have an increases risk of relapse. Our aim was to describe clinico-pathological characteristics, adjuvant treatments and survival outcomes of patients with high-risk HR+ BC, using RW data rep…
View article: Tests at 2K of the beta 0.35 spoke cryomodule prototype with the MTCA.4-based Low Level RF system prototype for the MYRRHA R&D
Tests at 2K of the beta 0.35 spoke cryomodule prototype with the MTCA.4-based Low Level RF system prototype for the MYRRHA R&D Open
Within the framework of the first phase of MYRRHA (Multi-purpose hYbrid Research Reactor for High-tech Applications) project, called MINERVA, IJCLab was in charge of a fully equipped Spoke cryomodule prototype development, tested at 2K. It…
View article: Load-Time Failure Envelopes for Suction Caissons Under Sustained Vertical Loading
Load-Time Failure Envelopes for Suction Caissons Under Sustained Vertical Loading Open
Suction caissons are established as a reliable anchoring system to moor a range of offshore floating facilities. Under sustained loads, generally characterized by long durations, the caisson holding capacity against uplift loading, that re…
View article: Integrated hydrodynamic-electrical hardware model for wave energy conversion with M4 ocean demonstrator
Integrated hydrodynamic-electrical hardware model for wave energy conversion with M4 ocean demonstrator Open
Wave energy is well known to be a renewable energy resource with worldwide capacity similar to wind. However there is to date negligible generation of electricity from wave. Many devices have been proposed without convergence on a particul…
View article: A CPT-Based Design Framework for Uplifted Open-Ended Piles Installed in Spatially Variable Sandy Soils. II: Implications to Site Investigation and Pile Design for Offshore Wind Farms
A CPT-Based Design Framework for Uplifted Open-Ended Piles Installed in Spatially Variable Sandy Soils. II: Implications to Site Investigation and Pile Design for Offshore Wind Farms Open
Interpreting seabed properties for future offshore wind farm development appears challenging given the requirement to investigate very large areas. Current approaches, where significant numbers of geotechnical boreholes and cone penetratio…
View article: A CPT-Based Design Framework for Uplifted Open-Ended Piles Installed in Spatially Variable Sandy Soils. I: Soil Resistance Design Line Optimization
A CPT-Based Design Framework for Uplifted Open-Ended Piles Installed in Spatially Variable Sandy Soils. I: Soil Resistance Design Line Optimization Open
Due to the mechanical properties of the seabed exhibiting horizontal and vertical spatial variability, an important challenge in offshore geotechnical design lies in the selection of the relevant soil strength profile for foundation sizing…
View article: Integrated and data Science-informed seabed characterisation for optimised foundation design
Integrated and data Science-informed seabed characterisation for optimised foundation design Open
Unlike traditional offshore oil and gas projects which generally involve a limited number of structures and are confined to a relatively small seabed footprint, renewable energy projects such as offshore wind farms can comprise many tens o…
View article: Preliminary assessment of potential pile tip damage and extrusion buckling
Preliminary assessment of potential pile tip damage and extrusion buckling Open
Pile tip damage has become of particular concern for the offshore wind industry due to the extensive use of large-diameter, thin-walled piles for monopiles and jacket structures. The potential for damage has increased in recent development…
View article: Application of a coupled hydro‐mechanical interface model in simulating uplifting problems
Application of a coupled hydro‐mechanical interface model in simulating uplifting problems Open
This paper presents the detailed formulation of a coupled hydro‐mechanical structure‐soil interface and demonstrates its application in simulating uplifting problems. This interface features real‐time prediction of the pore pressure genera…
View article: Effect of Stress Level on Response of Model Monopile to Cyclic Lateral Loading in Sand
Effect of Stress Level on Response of Model Monopile to Cyclic Lateral Loading in Sand Open
Monopile foundations supporting offshore wind turbines are exposed to cyclic lateral loading which can cause accumulated pile displacement or rotation and evolution of the dynamic response. To inform the development of improved design meth…
View article: Cyclic capacity of plate anchors in loose sand
Cyclic capacity of plate anchors in loose sand Open
This paper describes a centrifuge investigation on drained monotonic and cyclic capacity of a plate anchor in dry loose sand. The model rectangular plate anchor was pre-embedded vertically at an embedment depth of 5 times the plate width, …
View article: Consolidation effects on monotonic and cyclic capacity of plate anchors in sand
Consolidation effects on monotonic and cyclic capacity of plate anchors in sand Open
This study investigated the change in monotonic and cyclic capacity of a plate anchor across different degrees of consolidation in dense sand. To quantify the effect of consolidation on anchor capacity, a framework is introduced and valida…
View article: Experiments Using a Novel Penetrometer to Assess Changing Strength of Clay during Remolding and Reconsolidation
Experiments Using a Novel Penetrometer to Assess Changing Strength of Clay during Remolding and Reconsolidation Open
The process of remolding and subsequent recovery of soil shear strength is a common geotechnical problem, especially in the offshore environment, where foundations and pipelines are subjected to intermittent operational and environmental l…
View article: Assessing the penetration resistance acting on a dynamically installed anchor in normally consolidated and overconsolidated clay
Assessing the penetration resistance acting on a dynamically installed anchor in normally consolidated and overconsolidated clay Open
Predicting the final embedment depth of a dynamically installed anchor is a key prerequisite for reliable calculation of anchor capacity. This paper investigates the embedment characteristics of dynamically installed anchors in normally co…