10.04.2013 Views

Alternative Support Systems for Cantilever - National Transportation ...

Alternative Support Systems for Cantilever - National Transportation ...

Alternative Support Systems for Cantilever - National Transportation ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

2.3.2 Wind Turbine Foundations<br />

The search into wind turbine foundations was initially promising, being that they are<br />

required to handle significant amounts of lateral <strong>for</strong>ce from the wind (10). However, the torsion<br />

experienced by a wind turbine is not significant because there is a limited moment arm. Of<br />

greater concern <strong>for</strong> a wind turbine is biaxial moments. Thus, the three primary designs <strong>for</strong> a<br />

monopole wind turbine that were specified included a mat foundation, a pad and pier foundation,<br />

and a pier foundation, all of which utilize anchor bolts to connect the superstructure to the<br />

foundation (11). There were guyed tower options as well, but these were not explored thoroughly<br />

because of their irrelevance to this project’s application and their similarity to the transmission<br />

line industry’s guyed tower foundations.<br />

The mat foundation, found in Figure 2-14, has several elements that make it unsuitable.<br />

The primary fault with this option is that it uses anchor bolts, which is the purpose of this<br />

research project to eliminate. A mat foundation is also not ideal <strong>for</strong> the significant loads that a<br />

cantilever sign/signal structure will induce on a foundation. The uplift that is created by the<br />

cantilever structure will necessitate a deeper foundation.<br />

Figure 2-14. Mat foundation <strong>for</strong> wind turbines<br />

18

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!