Iceload Measurements and Design Practice,

Abstract

This paper gives a brief description of the following: The geographical and meteorological conditions favourable for the formation of atmospheric icing; The history of iceload measurements; The procedure for determining ice-loads on transmission lines; The cost consequences for the transmission line as a function of design iceloads; Experience from maintenance; Field stations in operation. Their construction, methods of iceload measurements, instrumentation and problems concerning instrumentation; How the iceloads are treated in the tower design procedure; and Future works. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP001697

Entities

People

  • Bjorn Dag Evensen
  • K. Schjetne
  • Svein M. Fikke

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Instrumentation
  • Maintenance
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • New Hampshire
  • Transmission Lines
  • Workshops

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design