What is a ballasted foundation?
Having a solution that requires no breaking ground is essential. Whether there's an area of archeological interest, underground services, impenetrable ground makeup, land with very low cohesive resistivity or high corrosivity - the Solarport ballast system is always available to provide the solution.
By applying specified weight to the steel plate, the ground-ground mounted solar array will achieve and surpass sufficient results in high winds, without penetrating the ground.
Using readily available materials including the use of high-density concrete blocks, reclaimed concrete railway sleepers and pre-cast concrete mono-block, the ballast system is easy to install and extremely diverse in its applications.
Ballasted
Name:
Ballasted
Applicable with:
Twin post system
Suitable for:
Sites where breaking ground is not permitted (archaeological or geotechnical)
Installation:
Steel plates weighted with high density concrete blocks. Total weight of blocks to be determined by geotechnical and wind load testing.
Material:
S450 grade steel.
Coatings: ZM310, ZM430, ZM620, ZM800. Corrosion protection to be determined from site location and ground investigations
Dimensions:
Plate size: 960mm x 900mm
Design codes:
Designed in accordance with BS EN 1991-1-4:2005 +A1:2010. BS EN 1090 & BS EN 1991 Parts 1, 3 & 7 (Eurocodes)