Table 14 Wind farm worksheet and county consultant inputs and results
From: Design of local roadway infrastructure to service sustainable energy facilities
Input criteria | Consultant design | Worksheet design |
|---|---|---|
Number of turbines | 127 | 127 |
Truck traffic assumed | 14,150 | 11,557 |
California bearing ratio | 3 | 3 |
Soil resilient modulus (Mpa) | 41.37 | 35.58 |
Allowable rutting (cm) | 5 to 7.5 | N/A |
Allowable loss of service | 3 | N/A |
Aggregate base modulus (Mpa) | 206.4 | N/A |
Percent heavy trucks (%) | 80 | 100 |
Maximum load per tire (kg) | 4,536 | 4,536 |
Recommended structural number | 1.3 | 1.9 |
Recommended pavement layer thickness | - | - |
Hot mix asphalt surface (cm) | 0 | 5.08 |
Stabilized aggregate base (cm) | 30.5 | 30.5 |