Martin Bjerre Nielsen

Technical Director Wood Thilsted

Martin is a Technical Director with over 18 years of experience in offshore wind foundation design and optimization. He holds a PhD and has served as Tenure-track Professor in structural mechanics and dynamics at DTU, maintaining strong ties with academia through large scale R&D projects and student thesis collaborations. Recognized as an industry leader in integrated load analysis and the development of advanced structural design tools, Martin’s expertise spans all project phases—from cost-efficient bids for competitive auctions and numerous concept and FEED projects to key roles in more than 23 certified detailed designs. Since 2020, Martin has led R&D and software development at Wood Thilsted, driving innovation in design methodologies and digital tools

Offshore Foundations, Conference Day 2 | Wednesday, 26th August 2026

8:00 Integrated Load Analysis: Bridging Turbine and Foundation Design – Towards a common framework for consistent load modelling

• Current approaches: Pros and cons of integrated vs. sequential modelling

• Key challenges: Nonlinearity, damping, and soil-structure interaction, consistency

• Future vision: Towards a flexible, transparent framework for data exchange/DLL interfacing

Achieving consistency across turbine and foundation design remains one of the industry’s biggest challenges. This session examines current approaches to integrated load analysis - fully integrated versus sequential models - and discusses the balance between controlled pragmatism and increasingly sophisticated modelling. Key aspects such as damping, nonlinearity, and soil–structure interaction will be discussed. We will explore how these factors influence design outcomes and discuss the path toward a common, transparent framework that enables efficient data exchange and collaboration across disciplines incorporating recent challenges with larger turbines and new markets.

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