Pickett’s objective was to design three new transmission tie lines and the relocation and rebuild of six existing transmission lines in support of the client’s decommissioning of the existing Asheville coal-fired generation plant and replacement with a new combined cycle power plant.
The project included the design of 37 drilled shaft foundations and engineered steel structures.
The project considered the following challenges: short clearance windows, several projects running in parallel in limited space and shallow rock. Services provided as part of this assignment included PLS-CADD modeling, structural analysis, load tree development, foundation design, and structure drawing development.
