Tower Foundation Condition Assessment Service

Maintaining the integrity of a steel lattice overhead line is vital to ensure reliability of the electricity transmission network, and a key component of the overhead line network is the tower foundation. Whilst considerable time and effort is used to inspect the above ground steelwork, the costly and time-consuming excavation of foundations has meant that this is rarely done. Therefore, the ability to test the integrity of tower foundations by non-intrusive testing is a valuable tool in determining condition.

business benets
N  on-intrusive cost-effective test to determine foundation condition  Utilises two measurement techniques to increase value of results  Quantitative measurement to assist in refurbishment planning  Identies tower foundations where excavation work would be advised

polarisation resistance
P  roven method for obtaining corrosion rates  Assesses electrochemical mechanisms associated with corrosion  Testing method involves measuring potential of each tower leg with reference to a copper sulphate half-cell

EA Technology offers a comprehensive range of on-site testing and analysis services utilising the measurement of Polarisation Resistance and Transient Dynamic Response (TDR) to assess the condition of tower foundations.

summary
C  ost-effective test to determine tower foundation condition C  ombination of two test methodologies enhances the value of results  Results presented in a structured MS-Excel spreadsheet P  hotographic record of tower muffs hyperlinked to result spreadsheet R  esults colour-coded to make it easier to quickly identify towers posing a high risk of failure

transient dynamic response (TDR)

M  ethod involves application of vibration signals through the tower foundation  Proven method for conrming the integrity of concrete foundations  Determines the depth of concrete foundations

overhead surveys
The value of tower foundation surveys can be greatly enhanced by our helicopter surveys of overhead assets, which present condition results in the same format
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results
Higher Tower No Client: Route: From: To: Date of Survey: Date of Analysis: Company X ABC A Z Sep_08 Sep_08 C Left Circuit B Lower Tower No A D

Tower Details
Tower No ABC10 Tower Leg 10A 10B 10C 10D 11A 11B 11C 11D 12A 12B 12C 12D

Measurements Taken
TDR Result (m) Icorr Result (mA) Notes

Damaged Muff

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