Risk assessment and management in the offshore wind power industry: A focus on component handling operations in ports

Lin, Moses Shang-Min; Lu, B.

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2023.106286

Cited by 8 publications

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“…Enhancing risk management capability encompasses aspects such as risk growth, enterprise operational capacity, strategic alliances, and subject coordination incentives [57]. To effectively implement a responsive resilience strategy, enterprises need to enhance their comprehensive operational capabilities, including organizational risk management professional training, establishment of a scientific performance system, and pre-planning engineering risk response measures, among other measures [58]. Additionally, it is essential to establish reasonable constraint and incentive mechanisms, including strategic alliances and subject coordination incentives.…”

Section: Enhancing Risk Management Capabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Study on Resilience Factors and Enhancement Strategies in Prefabricated Building Supply Chains

Cheng,

Zhou,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Buildings

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Prefabricated building holds promise for quality, efficiency, and sustainability when compared to traditional techniques. However, realizing prefabricated building work hinges on strengthening supply chain resilience. This research assesses interdependent risks undermining prefab network continuity during disruption. Questionnaire data from industry experts informed a structural equation model quantifying pathways between component production, construction, information, and other uncertainties. Findings confirm that project delays can be traced to manufacturing and on-site risks, with information gaps broadly propagating impacts. Meanwhile, organizational risks have an insignificant influence, suggesting partnership networks readily reconfigure around operational contingencies. Robust information infrastructures and coordination, therefore, offer crucial leverage. Accordingly, a multidimensional resilience enhancement strategy is formulated, prioritizing supply chain transparency, digital integration, inventory buffering, contingencies planning, and transportation flexibility. Our mixed-methods approach advances the construction literature by demonstrating the applicability of structural equation modeling for diagnostic resilience analytics. Industry leaders also gain actionable, evidence-based guidance on strategic investments to stabilize project flows. This dual theoretical and practical contribution underscores the versatility of tailored statistical assessments in furthering construction innovation objectives within complex, uncertain environments.

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Section: Enhancing Risk Management Capabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Study on Resilience Factors and Enhancement Strategies in Prefabricated Building Supply Chains

Cheng,

Zhou,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Buildings

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“…By analysing the necessity of disaster prevention and mitigation in harbour and navigation engineering, Zhang et al [30] discussed the specific measures of disaster prevention and mitigation in harbour and navigation engineering from diverse aspects. Furthermore, Lin and Lu [31] developed windproof safety systems for large-scale port equipment in response to the growing demand for handling offshore wind power components, which pose unique challenges due to their scale and vulnerability. Their study establishes a risk analysis framework providing valuable insights and critical risk factors for safety management in offshore wind handling operations, particularly relevant for emerging offshore wind markets facing similar challenges.…”

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Analysis of the Network Efficiency of Chinese Ports in Global Shipping under the Impacts of Typhoons

Wang,

Feng,

Poo

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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With the increasing volume of international trade and maritime demand, the requirements for the stability and reliability of the global shipping system are also increasing. The research on the network efficiency of Chinese ports for global shipping can not only examine the importance of Chinese ports in the shipping network but also find out the aspects that need to be improved in the construction of the port’s climate adaptability in the resilience assessment to strengthen port construction and further improve the efficiency of the network. The current study builds a shipping network based on RCEP and systematically examines the key ports in China within the networks. The research paper aims to improve the resilience of the ports and the whole shipping network in response to typhoon disasters. As such, this paper focuses on shipping research based on complex networks and network multi-centricity analysis, followed by a ranking of ports. Firstly, this paper uses UCINET 6 software to build a global shipping network. Such a network evaluates the centrality of ports, calculates the degree of centrality, proximity to centrality, and centrality, and scores them according to the ranking. Then, it selects the top 20 ports in China according to the ranking and researches network efficiency for the listed ports considering the typhoon risks. The analysis of network robustness, average shortest path length, and network efficiency are carried out for the shipping network and China’s essential port nodes in the network. According to the experimental results, no matter the robustness, average shortest path length, or network efficiency, when the important ports of China in the shipping network are affected, they will cause different degrees of impact, and the performance loss caused by multiple ports is higher than that of a single port. They emphasise the significant impact of typhoons on multiple ports and remind people to minimise losses as much as possible based on experimental results, ensuring the stable operation of ports and improving resilience in typhoon prevention under the changing climate. Additionally, they provide a solid foundation to further sustain global shipping network resilience.

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“…Monitoring the preload and stress of bolts is essential to prevent loosening and connection failures. However, the current inspection method in the offshore renewable energy sector involves frequent checks by inspectors, contributing to the overall injury rate of three times higher than that in offshore oil and gas applications [ 7 , 8 , 9 ]. The current standard inspection procedure for bolt testing involves fixed permanent strain gauges [ 10 ] and/or the use of single-element ultrasonic transducers [ 3 ].…”

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Phased Array Ultrasonic Method for Robotic Preload Measurement in Offshore Wind Turbine Bolted Connections

Javadi,

Mills,

MacLeod

et al. 2024

Sensors

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This paper presents a novel approach for preload measurement of bolted connections, specifically tailored for offshore wind applications. The proposed method combines robotics, Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT), nonlinear acoustoelasticity, and Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Acceptable defects, below a pre-defined size, are shown to have an impact on preload measurement, and therefore conducting simultaneous defect detection and preload measurement is discussed in this paper. The study demonstrates that even slight changes in the orientation of the ultrasonic transducer, the non-automated approach, can introduce a significant error of up to 140 MPa in bolt stress measurement and therefore a robotic approach is employed to achieve consistent and accurate measurements. Additionally, the study emphasises the significance of considering average preload for comparison with ultrasonic data, which is achieved through FEA simulations. The advantages of the proposed robotic PAUT method over single-element approaches are discussed, including the incorporation of nonlinearity, simultaneous defect detection and stress measurement, hardware and software adaptability, and notably, a substantial improvement in measurement accuracy. Based on the findings, the paper strongly recommends the adoption of the robotic PAUT approach for preload measurement, whilst acknowledging the required investment in hardware, software, and skilled personnel.

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Risk assessment and management in the offshore wind power industry: A focus on component handling operations in ports

Cited by 8 publications

References 34 publications

Study on Resilience Factors and Enhancement Strategies in Prefabricated Building Supply Chains

Study on Resilience Factors and Enhancement Strategies in Prefabricated Building Supply Chains

Analysis of the Network Efficiency of Chinese Ports in Global Shipping under the Impacts of Typhoons

Phased Array Ultrasonic Method for Robotic Preload Measurement in Offshore Wind Turbine Bolted Connections

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