In order to transform the vertical strain in the TP wall, at d?=?1.5?m above the grouted connection (where the strain gauges have been positioned), to a compressive stress within the grouted connection, a transfer function was derived based on: i) the specifications of a typical offshore WTG structure; ii) the application of the simple theory of beams in bending; and iii) the expression for the normal stress within a grouted connection (Eq. (1)(1)) suggested by the Det Norske Veritas (DNV)...
