Brian Wareing

Wood Pole Overhead Lines

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book concentrates on the mechanical aspects of distribution wood pole lines, including live line working, environmental influences, climate change and international standards.

Produktdetails

• Energy Engineering
• Verlag: Institution of Engineering & Technology
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: Juli 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9780863413568
• ISBN-10: 0863413560
• Artikelnr.: 40188626

Autorenporträt

Dr Brian Wareing worked at EA Technology Ltd for thirty six years as a Senior Consultant in the Overhead Lines Services and Consultancy Division until retirement in August, 2002 when he formed his own company, Brian Wareing Tech Ltd. Dr Wareing is internationally recognized for his work on snow/ice and wind effects on overhead lines and lightning protection systems. He is currently an Associate Fellow of University of Manchester where he delivers MSc course modules on Power Distribution Engineering. He is also secretary of Cigre SC B2 WG 16 (Working Group on Meteorological effects on Overhead Lines and Structures) and member of SCB2 WG11 (Overhead Line Conductor Dynamics and Vibration). Dr Wareing has also been involved in delivering courses on Overhead Line Power Engineering, Lightning Protection and Wood Poles in the UK and overseas and is a Member of WG02 of European Union COST 727 Project (Ice Modelling).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: The need for overhead lines
Chapter 2: Statutory requirements
Chapter 3: Surveying and profiling
Chapter 4: Traditional and probabilistic design standards
Chapter 5: Overhead line design
Chapter 6: Mechanical design of poles, cross-arms and foundations
Chapter 7: Weather loads, conductor sags and tensions
Chapter 8: Conductor characteristics and selection
Chapter 9: Bare, insulated and covered conductors
Chapter 10: Line construction
Chapter 11: Inspection techniques
Chapter 12: Specific line inspection regimes
Chapter 13: Condition assessment and health indices
Chapter 14: Failure modes in overhead lines
Chapter 15: Wood pole decay mechanisms and remedial treatments
Chapter 16: Line and component susceptibility to weather effects
Chapter 17: Live line working in the UK
Chapter 18: Lightning and lightning protection
Chapter 19: The future