Tag: project

  • Wind farm civil works projects: typical errors

    Here you have my collection of errors I frequently see when I check wind farm project developed by external companies. Being a quite peculiar sector is no surprise that I normally found several mistakes: here you have the most commons.   Error #1: two levels crane pad / foundation area designed without considering the slopes…

  • Wind turbines foundation design

    Wind turbines foundation design is an art (and a job) by itself. Here you have a very quick overview of the process for shallow foundation (Patrick & Henderson foundation, widely used in the USA, follow a totally different approach) . The inputs for the foundation design are the result of the geological survey and the…