. ▁Special ized ▁vehicles ▁known ▁as ▁Sch n abel ▁tra ilers ▁are ▁custom - des igned ▁to ▁load ▁and ▁transport ▁tur bine ▁sections : ▁tower ▁sections ▁can ▁be ▁loaded ▁without ▁a ▁c rane ▁and ▁the ▁rear ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁tra iler ▁is ▁ste er able , ▁allowing ▁for ▁easier ▁man eu ver ing . ▁D ri vers ▁must ▁be ▁spe cially ▁trained . ▁ ▁Found ations ▁▁ ▁Wind ▁tur b ines , ▁by ▁their ▁nature , ▁are ▁very ▁tall ▁sl ender ▁structures , ▁this ▁can ▁cause ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁issues ▁when ▁the ▁struct ural ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁found ations ▁are ▁considered . ▁The ▁found ations ▁for ▁a ▁conventional ▁engineering ▁structure ▁are ▁designed ▁mainly ▁to ▁transfer ▁the ▁vertical ▁load ▁( de ad ▁weight ) ▁to ▁the ▁ground , ▁this ▁generally ▁allows ▁for ▁a ▁compar atively ▁uns oph istic ated ▁arrangement ▁to ▁be ▁used . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁wind ▁tur b ines , ▁the ▁force ▁of ▁the ▁wind ' s ▁interaction ▁with ▁the ▁rot or ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁tower ▁creates ▁a ▁strong ▁t endency ▁to ▁tip ▁the ▁wind ▁tur bine ▁over . ▁This ▁loading ▁regime ▁causes ▁large ▁moment ▁loads ▁to ▁be ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁found ations ▁of ▁a ▁wind ▁tur bine . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁considerable ▁attention ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁when ▁design ing ▁the ▁foot ings ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁foundation ▁will ▁resist ▁this ▁t ipping ▁t endency . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁found ations ▁for ▁off sh ore ▁wind ▁tur b ines ▁is ▁the ▁mon