Geotechnical & Geophysical

Poor ground understanding drives delay, redesign, and elevated installation risk across offshore wind projects. This course closes the gap between survey data and engineering decisions — for professionals responsible for foundations, cables, vessels, and risk management.

Survey to Ground Model

Connect bathymetry, side scan, sub-bottom, CPT, and lab data into an integrated ground model that supports real engineering and consenting decisions.

Design and Installation Risk

Apply G&G data to assess drivability, punch-through, liquefaction, burial feasibility, and scour — with clear links to monopiles, suction buckets, cables, and jack-ups.

Regulation and Innovation

Navigate permitting, environmental and archaeological constraints, UXO risk, and emerging tools like SAS, ASVs, and real-time data platforms.

About the course

Offshore wind projects routinely collect vast G&G datasets — yet design, installation, and risk decisions often fail to fully exploit them. This course brings geophysics and geotechnics together across the full project lifecycle, from survey planning and data acquisition through laboratory testing, ground modeling, and engineering application. Content spans foundations, cable routes, vessel interaction, regulatory compliance, and emerging survey technologies. Delivered by offshore wind practitioners, the course emphasizes how data is actually used — and misused — in real projects. Learners finish with the ability to evaluate, integrate, and apply G&G data to reduce uncertainty, risk, and cost.

Curriculum

10 Chapters · 48 Lessons

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1. Welcome Free preview
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  Course Map
3. Course Completion Requirements Free preview
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  Course Glossary
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  Section 1.1: Introduction – Marine Geophysical Surveying: What, Why, and How
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  Section 1.1.1: How Is It Done?
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  1.2: Data Acquisition and Processing
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  1.2.1: Raw Data Files
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  1.3: Data Interpretation and Analysis
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  1.3.1: Integrating Datasets: Building the Ground Model
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  Module 1: Practice Quiz
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  2.1: Best Practices and Real-World Examples in Geophysical Surveying
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  2.1.1: 1. Integrated Planning
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  2.2: Introduction to Geotechnical Assessment
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  2.2.1: 1. Foundation Design
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  2.3: In-Situ Testing and Sampling
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  Module 2: Practice Quiz
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  3.1: Laboratory Testing and Analysis
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  3.2: Risk Assessment and Decision-Making
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  3.3: Integrating Geophysical and Geotechnical Data into Ground Models
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  3.3.1: 1. Data Compilation
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  Module 3: Practice Quiz
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  4.1: Foundation Design Considerations Based on G&G Data
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  4.1.1: 1. Monopile Foundations
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  4.2: Cable Route Planning and Burial Risk Mitigation
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  4.2.1: 1. Burial Depth Modeling
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  4.3: Jack-Up Vessel Operations and Seabed Interaction
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  4.3.1: 1. Taiwan – Slip Edge Incidents
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  Module 4: Practice Quiz
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  5.1: Regulatory and Permitting Considerations for Site Investigations
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  5.1.1: 1. United States – BOEM and NOAA
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  5.2: Environmental and Archaeological Constraints in G&G Surveys
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  5.2.1: 1. Detection and Mapping
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  5.3: Data Management, Reporting, and Deliverables
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  5.3.1: 1. UK – Centralized Data Repository
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  Module 5: Practice Quiz
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  6.1: Innovations in G&G Survey Technologies
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  6.1.1: 1. Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS)
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  6.2: Case Studies – Lessons Learned from Global Offshore Wind Projects
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  6.2.1: More Case Studies
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  6.3: Capstone – Applying G&G Knowledge Across the Project Lifecycle
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  6.3.1 - Capstone Continuation
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  Module 6: Practice Quiz
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  Course Recap and Final Assessment
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  Reflection
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  Final Assessment
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  Farewell
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  Post-Course Survey

Strengthen your offshore wind decisions through Geophysical & Geotechnical surveying

Build the G&G judgment expected of senior offshore wind professionals and earn a verified certificate on completion. Need financial assistance? Apply for a scholarship at offshorewind-academy.com/scholarships/.