TOWER AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES

 GUYS- A tension member( of solid or stranded wires) used to withstand an

otherwise unbalanced force on a pole or other overhead line structures.

 BOND- a low resistance electrical connection between two cable sheaths,

between two ground connections or between similar parts of two circuits.

 GROUND- a conducting connection, whether intentional or accidental, by which

an electric circuit or equipment is connected to the earth, or to some
conducting body of relatively large extent that serves in place of the earth.
TYPES OF LOADS

 Dead Load

 Seismic Load
DEAD LOAD

 the intrinsic weight of a structure or vehicle, excluding the weight of passengers or

goods.
 provisions shall be made for all supplementary loading caused by the attachments of
guys, antennas, transmission and power lines, ladders, rest platforms, etc.
SEISMIC LOAD

 the total lateral seismic force on any structure shall be calculated in accordance with
the following formula or other methods acceptable and in use by the appropriate
engineering discipline and/or specified in the appropriate Code of Practice enforced
by the government.
F = ZCW
Where: F = lateral force, lbs.
C = shear coefficient(typical 0.10)
W = total dead load
Z = zone coefficient
TYPES OF POLES

 Wood Poles

 Metal Poles
WOOD POLES

 Inspection consist primarily of determining the amount of sound wood at the section where the pole is likely to
fall, comparing this sound wood with the minimum amount required at that section for the pole being inspected.
 Fiber strength, used in obtaining the minimum allowable dimension, is determined by the species of pole timber
under inspection and is shown in table 4-2 of the PEC.
METAL POLES

 Inspection consists primarily in locating corroded metal tower sections and all parts
thereof and determining its effect on tower life.

 Loose belts, braces, etc. shall be tightened and corrosion shall be arrested and
preventive measures taken.
ELECTRICAL PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS

Grounding
 Poles, Towers and other structures supporting antennas shall be fitted with a
grounding conductor, from the top of the structure running the full length down to
the bottom of the structure, connected to the main ground.

 The ground resistance measured at any point in the grounding system shall not be
greater than 5.0 ohms as measured by the fall of potential method.
BONDING

 Principles of common grounding and bonding of all metal parts provide the best
protection for personnel, equipment and structures by reducing the possibility of
potential differences with its attendant shock hazard to personnel and arcing
resulting in damage to structure