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SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENT NOTES: INSTALLATION REQUIREMENT NOTES: Solar Foundations’ Ph: (ass) 738-7200 Fax: (866) 644-5665 USA 19720 THE FOLLOWING MATERIAL SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS PERTAIN TO 1. THE MINIMUM AVERAGE INSTALLATION TORQUE REQUIRED TO THE FABRICATION OF THE SOLAR FOUNDATIONS USA® GROUND MOUNT OBTAIN THE REQUIRED INDICATED CAPACITIES AND THE MINIMUM INSTALLATION DEPTH SHOWN ON THE PLANS SHALL BE T/RAIL SOLAR SUPPORT STRUCTURE AS INDICATED ON THESE DRAWINGS. DE SATISFIED PRIOR TO TERMINATION OF THE GROUND SCREW 49%” f INSTALLATION. THE INSTALLATION TORQUE SHALL BE AN SFUSA® ALUMINUM RAILS SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM B221. Castle, AVERAGE OF THE INSTALLATION TORQUES INDICATED DURING THE NT (eo KS). STEEL TUBING SHALL BE ASTM A500 HIGH YIELD 60 KSI). LAST ONE FOOT OF INSTALLATION. STEEL PIPE.FOR PILES SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM A500 GRADE et WwW THE TORSIONAL STRENGTH RATING OF THE GROUND SCREW 212” C. SHALL NOT BE EXCEEDED DURING THE INSTALLATION. IF THE STEEL PILE EXTENSIONS SHALL BE ASTM A53 GRADEB New TORSIONAL STRENGTH LIMIT OF THE GROUND SCREW HAS BEEN OF STEEL PIPE FOR DIAGONAL BRACING SHALL BE ASTM A53 GRADE REACHED, BUT THE SCREW HAS NOT REACHED THE TARGET 110%" ol Hl A. FABRICATED STEEL PLATE FOR PILE CAP + iacnen BRACING DEPTH, PERFORM THE FOLLOWING: Road, CLAMPS, ETC. SHALL BE ASTM A356 OR A10 NO a. REVIEW DEVELOPED TORQUE AND GROUND SCREW DEPTH SEE CAP STEEL BOLTS SHALL CONFORM TO SAE "429 GRADE 5 OR WITH ENGINEER OF RECORD TO DETERMINE IF ACCEPTABLE DETAIL (TYP.) BETTER. FOR THIS INSTALLATION BASED UPON MINIMUM FROST DEPTH . River STEEL U—BOLTS SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM 1018. REQUIREMENT. on USS FLAT STEEL WASHERS SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM F844 AND aX . FOR INSTALLATION INTO HIGHLY COMPACTED SOIL, CREW Re STEEL CONNECTIONS SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM A563 SHALL PRE-—DRILL THE GROUND SCREW LOCATION WITH A 29 DEGREE 132% A) 1142 . ALL FIELD WELDING SHALL CONFORM TO AWS D1.1/D1.1M 36" CARBIDE TIPPED ROCK AUGER TO FULL GROUND 49%” ! 98%" A; OO SCREW DEPTH PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF THE GROUND ah —STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE REQUIREMENTS. . ALL STEEL SHALL BE HOT—DIP GALVANIZED PER ASTM Ai23 OR SCREW _—_ —b _ FOR INSTALLATION INTO SOLID ROCK, CREW SHALL A153 AFTER ALL FABRICATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. [ PRE—DRILL THE GROUND SCREW LOCATION WITH A 336” T/RAIL PNEUMATIC DRIVEN ROCK DRILL. DEPTH OF DRILLED HOLE INTO THE ROCK SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 30” TO ALLOW THE GROUND SCREW TO BE INSTALLED A MINIMUM OF 24” . 43%,” INTO THE ROCK FOR FULL FLIGHT ENGAGEMENT. 30° RACE CLAMP o 3. IF THE TARGET DEPTH IS ACHIEVED, BUT THE TORSIONAL OQ | WITH (2) 36” ° REQUIREMENT HAS NOT BEEN MET THE INSTALLER PERFORM — BOLTS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: me ' GRADE | NORTH PILE MAY USE THREADED COUPLING IN PLACE OF WELD, COUPLING TO BE LOCATED ABOVE THE DIAGONAL WIND BRACE a. INSTALL THE GROUND SCREW DEEPER TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED CAPACITY. w| 2<¢ Ss +—— 47%” ——-'= 984” —=— 39h" . REMOVE THE GROUND SCREW AND INSTALL AN APPROVED SINGLE FLIGHT PILE WITH A LARGER DIAMETER HELICAL y A Bp PLATE OR ONE WITH MULTIPLE HELICAL PLATES. . REDUCE THE LOAD ON THE INDIVIDUAL GROUND SCREWS BY <|QR Re EAST ELEVATION PROVIDING ADDITIONAL GROUND SCREWS AT A REDUCED SPACING. CONTACT ENGINEER OF RECORD FOR aEZIOM<o ors DETERMINATION OF MAXIMUM PILE SPACING BASED UPON S|) eS55 S|<| F082 N.T.S. DEVELOPED TORQUE. Peanest NOTE: TYPICAL A) >§ "&< 1. ARRAY HEIGHT DIMENSIONS ASSUME LEVEL GRADE 60 < as 2%" SCH 40 LEAD SECTION SFUSA® RAIL SFUSA® RAIL FASTENED TO TUBE STEEL WITH 36” GALVANIZED U-BOLT. Digitally signed by GALVANIZED SADDLE 5x4x%” HSS TUBE STEEL GALVANIZED JamesC James C Douglas FULL PENETRATION GROOVE WELDED AT Date: 2026.04.08 SPLICES HSS FASTENED TO PILE CAP eee sh085508-0400 WITH y,” GALVANIZED U—BOLT 36” BOLT, TYP.(5) of 1%,” SCH 40 DIAGONAL WIND BRACE—GALVANIZED (SOUTH PILE ONLY) CONTINUOUS FLIGHT HELIX "x19" HELICOID LENGTH TYPICAL. WHEN USED IN HIGH DENSITY SOILS, ROCKY SOILS OR BEDROCK, PRE—DRILL PILE CAP ASSEMBLY _/ THE GROUND SCREW LOCATION WITH A a DRILL OR ROCK AUGER AS 2%” SCH 40 GROUND _/ SCREW, GALVANIZED MINIMUM 60” DEPTH OR UNTIL LOAD BEARING STRATA REACHED CAP DETAIL GROUND SCREW DETAIL N.TS. N.T.S. DATE REVISION 03/26/2026 |ORIGINAL