Aspects of construction methods and materials for transmission line foundations in arid regions

Author

Kandaris, P.M. ; Kondziolka, R.E. ; Rojas-Gonzalez, L.F.

Author_Institution

Salt River Project, Phoenix, AZ, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

12-17 Sep 1993

Firstpage

309

Lastpage

324

Abstract

A field construction evaluation program was conducted at selected sites for a feasibility study of various methods and materials for construction of Mead-Phoenix Project 500 kV Transmission Line foundations. The alignment is located in an arid environment with a variety of rock and cemented soil conditions along the 260 mile route through Arizona and Nevada. The program included evaluation of large diameter auger holes, deformed steel anchor bars and use of concrete additives. Program results are summarized in the paper

Keywords

concrete; poles and towers; rocks; soil; structural engineering; 500 kV; Arizona; Mead-Phoenix Project 500 kV Transmission Line; Nevada; arid regions; cemented soil; concrete additives; construction materials; construction methods; deformed steel anchor bars; large diameter auger holes; rock; transmission line foundations; Building materials; Concrete; Conducting materials; Drilling; Geology; Prototypes; Rivers; Substations; Testing; Transmission lines;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transmission and Distribution Construction and Live Line Maintenance, 1993. Proceedings from ESMO-93., Sixth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Las Vegas, NV

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1340-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TDCLLM.1993.316239

Filename

316239