TY - CONF A1 - Cuéllar, Pablo A1 - Geißler, Peter A1 - Baeßler, Matthias T1 - Geotechnical challenges in the field of Offshore Wind Energy. Micromechanical perspectives beyond the FEM N2 - This talk provides a brief overview on some geomechanical phenomena and problematic issues in the field of offshore wind-energy geotechnics, with reference to their associated challenges for a numerical analysis/simulation. These may include large deformations, fluid coupling and grain-scale phenomena, all of which are generally difficult to be addressed with conventional FE techniques. These challenges are illustrated here with a practical example for the retrofit of axially loaded piles using compaction grouting techniques. In this case, the mechanical effects of the retrofit may be analysed with standard FE techniques, but require the adoption of strong assumptions, while the injection process itself can only be analysed with special techniques such as the MPM. Finally, an LBM-DEM framework for the micromechanical analysis of such problems is introduced and a practical application for the estimation of the soil resistance to driving (SRD) in layered profiles is discussed. T2 - Online Symposium on Meshfree models for Engineers: Where are they really worthwhile? CY - Online meeting DA - 01.12.2022 KW - Offshore wind energy KW - Offshore geotechnics KW - Micromechanical simulation KW - LBM-DEM KW - Pile retrofit system PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56450 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Cuéllar, Pablo A1 - Luu, L.-H. A1 - Benseghier, Z. A1 - Brunier-Coulin, F. A1 - Philippe, P. A1 - Bonelli, S. A1 - Delenne, J.-Y. T1 - Erosive phenomena at the mesoscale – Perspectives and challenges using coupled LBM-DEM models N2 - The physical phenomena related to the erosion of granular materials by a fluid flow are ubiquitous and often present major challenges and threats to a wide range of civil engineering constructions and infrastructures. Catastrophic earth-dam failures and large sinkholes are just some of the possible outcomes of the different forms of erosion (a.o. surface erosion, suffusion, piping, backwards erosion, etc…). However, little is known about the actual mechanical origins of erosion, while the assessment of erodibility is generally performed by means of experimental tests and empirical correlations. Here we provide a general overview of some current research models aiming to clarify the micromechanical phenomena and their macromechanical consequences taking place in different erosion scenarios. The employed numerical techniques rely on the coupling of two well-stablished particle methods for the fluid and solid phases, namely the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) and the Discrete Element Method (DEM) respectively. Further ingredients of our numerical models include an elastoplastic cohesion model for intergranular solid bridges and a subcritical debonding model for the simulation of transient damage processes within the soil matrix. T2 - 5th Int. Conference on Particle-based Methods (PARTICLES 2017) CY - Hannover, Germany DA - 26.09.2017 KW - Micromechanical modelling KW - Erosion KW - LBM-DEM PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-42459 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -