Summary

Transmission line foundations provide the interlinking component between the support and in-situ soil and/or rock. The interrelationship between the support type and the applied foundation loadings are considered, together with the methods of determining the engineering properties of the in-situ soil and/or rock. Two principal categories of foundations have been considered: separate and compact. The major types applicable to each category are reviewed e.g. monoblock, spead, drilled shaft, pile, anchor, direct embedment of poles, etc…

Additional informations

Publication type Technical Brochures
Reference 206
Publication year
Publisher CIGRE
Study committees
  • Overhead lines (B2)
Working groups WG 22.07
File size 3 MB
Pages number 75
Price for non member 150 €
Price for member Free
The design of transmission line support foundations - an overview
The design of transmission line support foundations - an overview