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Large-scale constructions of offshore wind power are carried out in southeast coast of China, where the seabed is covered in weathered granite. However, the bearing capacity and failure mechanism of monopile foundation in weathered-granite seabed are rarely researched. In this paper, the stress-strain characteristics and strength parameters of granite with different weathering degrees were obtained through laboratory tests, and the pre-strain test method was used to study mechanical parameter variation of moderately weathered granite in the crushing process. Experiment found that the strength parameters decrease mainly after the strain reaching 50% of the ultimate strain of moderately weathered granite. In addition, the bearing capacity and failure mode of rock-socketed monopile under unidirectional horizontal loading was investigated numerically. Analysis showed that the failure mode of rock-socketed monopile under unidirectional horizontal loading is progressive and presents two obvious failure zones. More critical, the existence of vertical loading effectively improves the horizontal bearing capacity of monopile foundation in the weathered rock seabed, and the failure envelope of the monopile foundation in H-V loading space is elliptic-shaped. This provides further understanding of the mechanical properties of submarine weathered granite, and the helpful reference for stability evaluation of rock-socketed monopile foundation in weathered granite seabed.

Bearing failure mechanism of rock-socketed monopile foundation for offshore wind turbine in weathered-granite seabed