@article{E. Quille_2014, title={Geotechnical Field and Laboratory Investigation Procedures Pertinent to the Development of Commercial On-Shore Wind Farms in Ireland}, volume={3}, url={https://ecsdev.org/ojs/index.php/ejsd/article/view/190}, DOI={10.14207/ejsd.2014.v3n4p199}, abstractNote={<p>In the last decade, both the Irish landscape and construction industry has seen a dramatic increase in the number of commercial on-shore wind farm developments. Geotechnical<br />field and laboratory based testing procedures play a critical role in the development, design and construction of wind farms. A comprehensive knowledge of the ground conditions<br />and soil parameters prevailing across the development footprint are necessary to facilitate a site specific infrastructure and turbine foundation design; therefore, reducing associated construction risks and ensuring that an economic construction programme can be premeditated. This paper presents some geotechnical field and laboratory based<br />procedures pertinent to both the development and design of commercial on-shore wind farms in Ireland. The various procedures are compared in terms of suitability of the test<br />procedure for the soil type encountered and geotechnical design soil parameters derived. Although each geotechnical site investigation scheme is both an iterative and unique<br />process, a phased approach relating to a rough peat moor land typically encountered across wind farm sites in Ireland is presented.</p><p>Keywords: Renewable Energy, Geotechnical, Site Investigation.</p>}, number={4}, journal={European Journal of Sustainable Development}, author={E. Quille, Michael}, year={2014}, month={Oct.}, pages={199} }