This lecture will look at the structural analysis of floating offshore wind farms including coupled hydrodynamic, aerodynamic and FEA modelling. Recent Irish Atlantic storms will be used as case study load cases for a floating 15 MW floating offshore wind turbine.
Dr. Michael O’Shea, Lecturer in Structural Engineering, University College Cork
Michael has over 18 years’ experience in the civil, structural and offshore sectors. Michael is a chartered engineer with a BEng and PhD from UCC as well as an MEngSc from University of Galway.
Prior to joining UCC, Michael practised as a consulting engineer and worked on a number of award winning projects including the ACEI winning Rossbeigh Cliff bypass, Port Botany Expansion in Australia and Egina FPSO located offshore of Nigeria. His research is focussed on structural health monitoring, dynamic structural analysis and offshore renewable energy.