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• The contractor will adopt measures to ensure that public access and roadways are
kept clean and free of debris or to provide diversions where necessary. Wheel
cleaning facilities will be installed, if required, at appropriate points within the site.
Should conditions arise where site generated dust could become a nuisance,
measures such as watering the site access tracks will be taken to prevent this
situation occurring.
4.15 References
1 Wind Turbine ‘System Control and Data Acquisition’.
2
Swept Path Analysis uses computer modelling to simulate the trafficking of abnormal loads at
sections of roads where there may be issues with the existing road geometry. The results give
an indication of any remedial works required to accommodate the delivery vehicles.
3 California Bearing Ratio (CBR) - is an expression of subgrade strength, which is the principal
factor in designing the track. In designing the track the number of standard axles is also
considered.
4 The term micro-siting refers to the precise locating of turbines at the construction stage to
avoid environmental or technical constraints identified on the ground.
CIRIA (2005). Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) (2005):
C650: Environmental Good Practice on Site.
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) (2007). Office of Public Sector
Information (OPSI). http://www.opsi.gov.uk.
The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) Regulations (Scotland) 2005. Office of Public
Sector Information (OPSI). http://www.opsi.gov.uk.
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