steven.armstrong
Electrical
- May 19, 2025
- 2
Hi All,
We have a tower in the desert to support an instrument that looks down at light intensity reflected from the sand. This is used to calibrate satellite instruments. For local cultural reasons we can't use screw piles into the ground. Our problem is to make a stable platform resistant to aeolian blowout.
Here are some pictures of our current effort.
Note the success of the jute matting used under the trailer. This can be replaced with commercially available UV stable geofabric. There is a preference to move to a guyed tower in order to get rid of the large trailer. It is in the field of view of the instrument. This is undesirable.
My inquiry is, can an 1000kg IBC full of water on a pad of geofabric form a stable anchor point for guy ropes? The geofabric would extend beyond the IBC. The IBC could be on a metal sheet. I would envisage that after some time the IBC/pad would look like a pillar protruding form the eroded surface.
The investigation is to last 15 years. Any thoughts most welcome.
We have a tower in the desert to support an instrument that looks down at light intensity reflected from the sand. This is used to calibrate satellite instruments. For local cultural reasons we can't use screw piles into the ground. Our problem is to make a stable platform resistant to aeolian blowout.
Here are some pictures of our current effort.
Note the success of the jute matting used under the trailer. This can be replaced with commercially available UV stable geofabric. There is a preference to move to a guyed tower in order to get rid of the large trailer. It is in the field of view of the instrument. This is undesirable.
My inquiry is, can an 1000kg IBC full of water on a pad of geofabric form a stable anchor point for guy ropes? The geofabric would extend beyond the IBC. The IBC could be on a metal sheet. I would envisage that after some time the IBC/pad would look like a pillar protruding form the eroded surface.
The investigation is to last 15 years. Any thoughts most welcome.
