ENGINEERING A SAFER WORLD

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Companies seeking additional
information on services offered by MMI
Engineering, please contact:
Dan Dolan, Principal
Tel: 510.285.2731
Email: DDolan@MMIEngineering.com
Turel Gur, Senior Engineer
Tel: 510.285.2703
Email: TGur@MMIEngineering.com
Ian Prowell, Engineer
Tel: 510.285.2696
Email: IProwell@MMIEngineering.com
Hugo C Gomez, Senior Staff Engineer
Tel: 510.285.2795
Email: HGomez@MMIEngineering.com
UNITED STATES
Houston
Tel: +1 281.920.4600
Northern California
Tel: +1 510.836.3002
Southern California
Tel: +1 714.465.1390
MALAYSIA
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603 7665 3081
AUSTRALIA
Perth
+61 (8) 9481 3988
UNITED KINGDOM
Aberdeen
Tel: +44 (0) 1224 217 354
Bristol
Tel: +44 (0) 117 960 2212
London
Tel: +44 (0) 203 178 4822
Northern Ireland
Tel: +44 (0) 28 256 32916
Warrington
Tel: +44 (0) 1925 230 655
York
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 428721
APPLICATIONS BENEFITS
OFFSHORE WIND STRUCTURAL
CONDITION MONITORING
Tower and foundation structural
evaluation
Residual structural capacity
estimation
Diagnosis of internal and
external degradation (grout and
scour)
Uninterrupted power
production
Cost-effective maintenance
Extended wind turbine
structure service life
APPLICATIONS
Instrumentation on site
Installation of sensing devices at strategic locations
Sensor types include accelerometers, inclinometers,
strain gauges, and displacement sensors
Installation of multi-channel recording systems
Installation of wireless sensors for remote access to data

MMI Engineering applies advanced
analytical methods in combination with
practical design experience to provide
efcient solutions for the evaluation of
offshore wind turbine structures using
non-destructive tests. Whether
continuous or intermittent, condition
monitoring helps you prevent failure
during operational or extreme
conditions. It also helps to plan
maintenance inspections, and to extend
the useful life of your facilities.
Data Processing for modal identication
Frequency and time domain methods for
identifcation of modal properties (frequency and
vibration modes)
Optimization of data sampling rate for modal
identifcation of turbine foundations
Minimization of noise contamination of data
Structure/foundation evaluation
Evaluation of resonance due to potential tower
frequency shifts
Assessment of monopile grouted connection
Evaluation of foundation stability
Assessment of monopile scour
Monitoring of changes in vibration due to system degra-
dation
Residual structural capacity estimation
Evaluation of fatigue and deterioration of the
turbine structure
Estimation of ultimate lateral load capacity of the
structure using in situ response data
Numerical model updating
Computer model calibration using measured
vibration data
Integrated computer-aided structural evaluation
Cost-effective
Customized sensor layout to minimize costs
Minimum inspections on site
Optimum maintenance schedule
BENEFITS
Uninterrupted power production
Turbine shutdown is not required for operational
modal analysis
Extended structure service life
Analysis and design of retroft techniques for extended
service life
Setting up frequency alarm levels to monitor structural
performance
Consulting services to owners and
operators, for the continuing
performance monitoring of offshore wind
turbine structures
Identifed
Vibration
Mode
Resonance Zone
Identifed Vibration Frequencies
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