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. 1.. The.loads.are.not.coincident

. 2.. Aerodynamic.damping.is.provided.by.the.rotor,.which.signiicantly.

dampens.the.motions.due.to.wave.loading

. 3.. Buckling.analysis.support.structures

Structures. to. support. wind. turbines. comes. in. various. shapes. and. sizes.
(Table 7.2).
The.tripod.is.modeled.with.a.statically.determined.structure.to.obtain.the.
stresses.in.the.members..In.the.model,.hinges.replace.the.rigid.connections. 9 .
Simpliication.of.the.design.process.in.the.different.structures.(Figure 7.10.to.
Figure 7.13).can.be.veriied.with.results..All.structures.assumed.that.Euler.
buckling. during. pile. driving. is. not. a. design. driver.. However,. the. piles. of.
the.guys.(cable.guides).are.slender.and.deep.and.a.buckling.analysis.may.
be.required. 10

7.6.2 Conclusion

. 1.. Jacket.structures.become.more.deeply.attractive.in.water.

. 2.. Monopole.2.Tripod.structures.made.from.steel.tube.have.very.good.

stability..

. 3.. Gravity.2.loating.structures.are.still.under.development..

7.6.3 Offshore Wind Initiative

( The following is a news release in January 2011 from the U.S. Departments of
Energy and the Interior concerning major offshore wind intiatives. 11 . The strategic
plan [$50 million in R&D funding] . identiies Wind Energy Areas that will speed
offshore wind energy development.)

NORFOLK,. VA. —. Unveiling. a. coordinated. strategic. plan. to. accelerate.
the.development.of.offshore.wind.energy,.U.S..Secretary.of.the.Interior.
Ken.Salazar.and.Secretary.of.Energy.Steven.Chu.today.announced.major.
steps.forward.in.support.of.offshore.wind.energy.in.the.United.States,.
including.new.funding.opportunities.for.up.to.$50.5.million.for.projects.
that.support.offshore.wind.energy.deployment.and.several.high-priority.
Wind.Energy.Areas.in.the.mid-Atlantic.that.will.spur.rapid,.responsible.
development.of.this.abundant.renewable.resource.
Deployment.of.clean,.renewable.offshore.wind.energy.will.help.meet.
the. president's. goal. of. generating. 80. percent. of. the. nation's. electricity.
from.clean.energy.sources.by.2035.
. “The. mid-Atlantic. Wind. Energy. Areas. are. a. key. part. of. our. 'Smart.
from. the. Start'. program. for. expediting. appropriate. commercial-scale.
wind. energy. development. in. America's. waters,”. Secretary. Salazar.
said.. “Through. the. Strategic. Work. Plan,. the. United. States. is. synchro-
nizing. new. research. and. development. initiatives. with. more. eficient,.