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Solar Farm Piles Georgia

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Solar Farm Piles Georgia

Solar Farm Piles Georgia

Solar Farm Piles Georgia
Solar Farm Piles Georgia

Foundation Masters, LLC delivers engineer-led solar farm pile foundations across Georgia. With over 25 years in structural engineering and more than 50,000 deep foundation piles installed across the Southeast, our teams bring the same production rates and QA/QC used on Florida utility projects— including 500 solar farm piles installed in Ocala in 14 days. We provide soils, design, installation, and pile testing under one accountable partner.

Engineering, Soil Work & Pile Testing

We support EPCs and developers with a complete design–build package, from investigation to verification:

  • Geotechnical soil investigations per ASTM D1586 (SPT).
  • Foundation design in accordance with AASHTO LRFD, and wind loads per ASCE 7-22; coordinated with GDOT structural guidance where applicable.
  • Pile load testing — static compression/tension to ASTM D1143/D3689, dynamic PDA per ASTM D4945, with PE-sealed reports.
  • Permitting packages coordinated with local jurisdictions and environmental compliance per the Georgia EPD.

Our approach aligns with the U.S. DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office and NREL research on PV foundations and service life.

Pile & Pier Systems We Install

Solar Farm Pile testing Georgia
Solar Farm Pile testing Georgia

We engineer the system to the site — stratigraphy, corrosion, uplift/lateral demand, and construction access drive the selection:

  • Pipe piles (ASTM A252 Gr.3) for high capacity and bending performance beneath tracker rows.
  • H-beams / I-beams (ASTM A992) where lateral stiffness and row continuity are critical.
  • Helical piers (ICC-ES AC358) for soft Coastal Plain sands or organics; torque-verified, low vibration.
  • Concrete piers for heavy-duty permanent installations.
  • Sheet piles (ASTM A572 Gr.50) for lateral/erosion control on challenging sites.

Steel protection specified to ASTM A123 (hot-dip galvanizing) and project corrosion models to achieve a minimum 25-year design life.

Georgia Conditions — Design Considerations

Pile Testing Georgia 
Pile Testing Georgia
  • Piedmont clays (moderate to high plasticity) — uplift/lateral design controls.
  • Coastal Plain sands — lower SPT N-values; helical or longer embedments common.
  • Karst/variable strata in parts of SW GA — investigation and test program critical.
  • Seasonal groundwater and corrosion risk — coatings and steel thickness selection matter.
  • Design wind per ASCE 7-22; racking reactions verified in foundation checks.

We verify capacity via static/dynamic tests and torque correlation (for helicals), documenting results to ASTM standards for owners and lenders.

Recent Production Benchmark

Reference production: 500 piles installed in 14 days (Ocala, FL) with verified testing and sealed reports. We scale crews and equipment to meet Georgia EPC milestones and commissioning dates.

Connected Coverage — Southeast Network

Georgia projects are supported by our Florida hub and neighboring state teams:

Get a Solar Foundation Plan

Need one accountable partner for soil investigations, PE-sealed foundation design, and pile installation with ASTM/GDOT/AASHTO/ASCE compliance? Foundation Masters, LLC delivers stamped drawings, verified capacities, and production rates proven on utility-scale PV. Contact us to review soils, drawings, and schedule.