Moreover, it has been possible to identify possible adjustments to the existing infrastructure in order to safely operate the oversize vehicles. The actual tests have been set aside because they would have affected the road traffic and delayed the project schedule. The objective of the path simulation along the provincial roads SP 3 and SP 107 was to verify the a priori conditions of the existing infrastructures. Two routes in particular, Strade Proviciale (SP) 3 and 107, from Reggio Calabria harbour to the project sites presented challenges to the engineers.
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The location of Piani di Lopa and Campi S.Antonio wind farm sites, which experts say are excellent for the wind and the rated power output, means engineers must study and plan the routes carefully prior to the transportation stage of the wind turbines components.ĭue to those conditions, the use of specialized software simulating oversize vehicle paths is important for evaluating how the transportation of wind turbine components along the provincial roads might be achieved. They are mostly classified as "mountain roads", both for the geometric road characteristics and for horizontal curves of low radii. The Aspromonte region infrastructure network has a limited number of paved roads. In Reggio Calabria, the ENEL Green Power project proposed 2 wind farms development to be constructed in two areas: Piani di Lopa with 14 wind turbines rated output 0.85 MW and Campi S.Antonio with 25 wind turbines rated output 0.85 MW, within the boundaries of the three southern Italian municipalities of Bagaladi, Montebello Jonico and Motta San Giovanni. With green technology like wind farms gaining popularity as generators of clean, efficient energy sources, technology and engineering are coming together to make these projects as safe and cost effective as possible. Narrow mountain roads, steep hills and challenging ‘S’ curves are just part of the landscape in the ‘toe’ of Southern Italy, where wind farms are becoming a common part of the countryside. Transportation - Metrorail / Airways / Waterways.Technologies / Digitilization / Software.Crushing / Screening / Washing / M-Sand.Foundation / Piling Rigs / Drilling / Breakers.The program has been validated against several methods and found to be an acceptable design program. In this manner, the program enhances the automation process afforded by CADD systems in the design and drafting of transportation facilities. It allows the user to select a design vehicle including long combination vehicles such as A, B and C trains, define any steering path consisting of circular curves and tangent element and complete tracking or swept path analysis directly within the drawing base utilizing AutoCAD's graphic capability. The program which operates within AutoCAD's graphic environment is a user friendly and a highly effective and practical design tool. AutoTURN is an AutoCAD-based program written in AutoLISP and "C" language. This thesis describes the principles of a CADD model and an interactive computer program known as AutoTURN which is based on these principles. CADD systems ideally require an interactive application for simulating turning manoeuvres of design or user-defined vehicles. A review of existing methods and tools for simulating turning vehicle shows that these methods and tools have several disadvantages and are not suitable for use in computer aided design and drafting systems (CADD). AbstractThe design of transportation facilities such as roadway intersections is generally influenced by the turning capability of one or more design vehicles and their swept paths.