ALTO VALLE & ANDINOS WIND FARMS – ARGENTINA

Client
Nordex Acciona Windpower

Scope
Preliminary Deterministic Seismic Hazard Assessment (DSHA), and structural review of a 100 m high precast concrete wind turbine.

Power
62 Wind turbines of 100 m high supported by a pre-stressed precast concrete tower.

Description
Based on the seismic hazard maps of the Argentinian territory, as well as in its INPRES-CIRSOC  local code, the loads that control the design are analyzed and set in the preliminary study stage. Also, the acceleration spectrum is set and a structural review is run.

Location
Neuquén Province, Argentina.

Year
2017

Date

20 March, 2018