ABI Equipment Limited was chosen to supply specialist piling equipment by contractor Keller Foundations Limited for the piling work on the Carscreugh
ABI Equipment Limited was chosen to supply specialist piling equipment by contractor Keller Foundations Limited for the piling work on the Carscreugh
2 PagesABI Equipment Limited was chosen to supply specialist piling equipment by contractor Keller Foundations Limited for the piling work on the Carscreugh Wind Farm project in Dumfries and Galloway. The piling works were carried out from September to November 2013 using two Delmag RH28 drilling rigs. The contract required the construction of nine wind turbine bases in a remote location, each consisting of 16 No 880 mm diameter piles drilled to bedrock with depths varying from 6-15 metres. The ground conditions were a major challenge for this project with heavy boulder clay and the presence of large, very hard granite boulders, combined with a high water table. Drilling through this variable material require
