Solar Farm Piles North Carolina
Solar Farm Piles North Carolina by Foundation Masters, LLC delivers 25+ years of licensed engineering (FL License CA-30969) and proven results across the Southeast. With 50,000+ piles installed and recent projects like 500 solar piles in Ocala, FL completed in under two weeks, we offer full-service design, installation, and pile testing built to ASTM, NCDOT, and AASHTO standards.
Solar Farm Pile Contractor — Engineering & Testing
- Soil borings & reports per ASTM D1586 Standard Penetration Testing.
- Pile load testing per ASTM D1143 (compression), ASTM D3689 (tension), and ASTM D4945 (PDA dynamic).
- Designs to NCDOT standards and AASHTO LRFD.
- Wind and load combinations per ASCE 7-22.
Solar Foundation Systems Installed in North Carolina
- Pipe piles — ASTM A252 Grade 3, strong & versatile.
- H-beam / I-beam piles — ASTM A992, ideal for solar tracker arrays.
- Helical piers — ICC-ES AC358 torque-verified.
- Concrete piers — 4,000+ psi reinforced for long-term stability.
- Sheet piles — ASTM A572, for erosion & slope control.
All systems are hot-dip galvanized per ASTM A123, extending service life to 25–30 years, aligning with NREL and DOE solar farm requirements.
North Carolina Site Conditions We Engineer For
- Piedmont clays in Charlotte, Raleigh, and Greensboro.
- Coastal plain sands with high water tables near Wilmington & Outer Banks.
- Mountain soils in Asheville requiring deeper embedment & rock drilling.
- Wind speed design up to 150 mph per ASCE 7-22 for coastal regions.
Typical pile embedments in NC range from 8–12 ft, tested with PDA and static load testing for compliance.
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For Solar Farm Contractor, Foundation Masters provides geotechnical soil studies, pile design, and installation per ASTM/NCDOT/AASHTO. Contact us to schedule your solar farm consultation.