Wind turbine (WT) foundations are generally subjected to large combined vertical, horizontal, moment, and torsional (VHMT) loads. The available investigations of the ultimate limit states WT focus predominately on unlimited-tension soil-foundation interfaces that more appropriate for offshore settings. However, onshore unable resist tensile To address this omission, a zero-tension interface is ...

The current effort towards the progressive switch from carbon-based to renewable energy production is leading a relevant spreading of both on- and off-shore wind turbine towers. Regarding reinforced concrete shallow foundations onshore steel towers, possible reductions reinforcement may increase their sustainability, speed erection, competitiveness. article presents results an experimental prog...

The extensive injury caused to buildings by liquefaction during past earthquakes, with the uneven spatial distribution of damage, raises need for rapid predictive tools, applicable at a large scale, that comprehensively account properties earthquake, subsoil and structure. A method is herein proposed quantify angular distortion framed low-rise based on simple characterization above factors. ana...