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Biography
Raffaele joined the Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems in 2013 as a PhD student, under the supervision of Dr. Britta Bienen. The final thesis Predicting the foundation performance of offshore jack-up drilling rigs in intermediate soils was submitted in October 2016.
Prior to his Australian experience, Raffaele achieved a bachelor's and master's degree in civil (structural) engineering from the University of Perugia, Italy, between 2006 and 2012. The master's thesis Implementation of a hypoplastic macroelement for shallow foundations was supervised by Prof. Claudio Tamagnini and Dr. Diana Salciarini.
Research
Raffaele's research at the Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems aims at offering answers to the many challenges the energy industry faces when it comes to provide solid foundations for offshore structures.
Raffaele is currently involved in the study of suction caisson foundations, a hot topic in light of the growing interest in renewable energy and offshore wind farms. The response of spudcan foundations for jack-up platform is another topic Raffaele has been following closely during and after his PhD.
Education/Academic qualification
Civil Structural Engineering, Master's degree, University of Perugia
Civil Engineering, Bachelor's degree, University of Perugia
Keywords
- Oceans
- Energy
- Environmental
- Foundations for offshore wind energy installations
- Centrifuge modelling
- Numerical modelling
- Suction caisson installation and performance
- Spudcan penetration
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Projects 2019 2019
- 1 Active
Placing offshore wind on strong foundations through centrifuge testing
University of Western Australia
1/01/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Research Output 2014 2018
Modelling of spudcan foundation penetrations using an improved hypoplastic model for soft clays
Jerman, J., Mašín, D., Ragni, R. & Bienen, B., 2018, Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Advances in Soil Dynamics and Foundation Engineering. Qiu, T., Tiwari, B. & Zhang, Z. (eds.). Singapore: Springer, p. 749-756Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper
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Penetrometer equipment and testing techniques for offshore design of foundations, anchors and pipelines
Randolph, M., Stanier, S., O'Loughlin, C., Chow, S. H., Bienen, B., Doherty, J., Mohr, H., Ragni, R., Schneider, M. A., White, D. J. & Schneider, J., 2018, Cone Penetration Testing 2018: Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Cone Penetration Testing (CPT'18), Delft, The Netherlands, 21-22 June 2018. Hicks, M. A., Pisano, F. & Puechen, J. (eds.). The Netherlands: CRC Press, p. 3-23Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper
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Anchors
Pipelines
Testing
Core samples
Costs
Visualisation of mechanisms governing suction bucket installation in dense sand
Ragni, R., Bienen, B., Stanier, S., Cassidy, M. & O'Loughlin, C., 2018, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ICPMG 2018), July 17-20, 2018, London, United Kingdom: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ICPMG 2018), July 17-20, 2018, London, United Kingdom. McNamara, A., Divall, S., Goodey, R., Taylor, N., Stallebrass, S. & Panchal, J. (eds.). London, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, Vol. 1. p. 651-656 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper
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heave
wind turbine
Effects of consolidation on the undrained combined VHM capacity of spudcans
Ragni, R., Bienen, B., Cassidy, M. J., Mašín, D. & Wang, D., 2017.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference presentation/ephemera
Numerical modelling of the effects of consolidation on the undrained spudcan capacity under combined loading in silty clay
Ragni, R., Bienen, B., Wang, D., Mašín, D. & Cassidy, M. J., 1 Jun 2017, In : Computers and Geotechnics. 86, p. 33-51 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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