Wood pole overhead lines /
This new book concentrates on the mechanical aspects of distribution wood pole lines, including live line working, environmental influences, climate change and international standards. Other topics include statutory requirements, safety, profiling, traditional and probabilistic design, weather loads...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Institution of Electrical Engineers,
©2005.
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| Series: | IET power and energy series ;
48. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Preface; 1 The need for overhead lines; 2 Statutory requirements; 3 Surveying and profiling; 4 Traditional and probabilistic design standards; 5 Overhead line design; 6 Mechanical design of poles, cross-arms and foundations; 7 Weather loads, conductor sags and tensions; 8 Conductor characteristics and selection; 9 Bare, insulated and covered conductors; 10 Line construction; 11 Inspection techniques; 12 Specific line inspection regimes; 13 Condition assessment and health indices; 14 Failure modes in overhead lines; 15 Wood pole decay mechanisms and remedial treatments
- 16 Line and component susceptibility to weather effects17 Live line working in the UK; 18 Lightning and lightning protection; 19 The future; Glossary; Index
