SiteTestingshowedthatthePlatipusB8Anchorwascapableofprovidingtherequiredworkingloadof80kNper Anchor. The Anchors were driven at the required angle to a depth of 5m using a machine mounted hydraulic breakerandloadlockedintopositionusingatirforwinchattachedtothetower.Oncompletion,oneoftheeyeswas cutoffandthewiretendonsimplypulledoutofthegroundusingtheremainingeye.AllthatremainsistheAnchor headsome4mbelowgroundlevelensuringthesafegrazingoflocalsheep. ToprovideGroundAnchoringasaspeedylightweightalternativetoheavyconcreteKentledgeatthisremotesite. Solution Fallago Wind Farm - Backstay Anchoring CASE STUDY Project Specification 201017 PDEA , ARGS and ARVS are Registered Trademarks of Platipus Anchors. ®® ®

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