Recommended Practice for Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Products for Overhead Utility Line Structures

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Task Committee on Fiber-Reinforced Composite Structures for Overhead Lines of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE

Series:

ASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice ; no. 104.

ASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice ; no. 104

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electric lines--Poles and towers--Design and construction.

Electric lines.

Electric lines--Poles and towers--Materials.

Fiber-reinforced plastics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (89 p.)

Edition:

[First Edition]

Place of Publication:

[Reston, Va.] : American Society of Civil Engineers, c2003.

Reston, VA American Society of Civil Engineers 2003, c2003

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Prepared by the Task Committee on Fiber-Reinforced Composite Structures for Overhead Lines of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE. This Manual details best practices for the use of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) products in conductor support applications and FRP poles. Advancements and innovations in FRP and process technologies have resulted in lightweight high-strength FRP materials that are more cost-competitive than traditional construction materials, such as wood, steel, and prestressed concrete. In addition to a description of the advancements and innovations, the differences in performance between FRP structures and wood, steel, or prestressed concrete are also explained. FRP materials are used widely in many applications because they can be engineered to offer important advantages over traditional materials and also offer product engineers extraordinary design latitude. Engineers can choose from a wide range of material systems and processing techniques. FRP structures fall into one of five basic configurations: cantilevered structures; guyed structures; framed structures; combined structures; and latticed tower structures. The manual recommends and provides suggested guidelines for performance-based tests for all FRP poles. It also discusses factors that could affect the performance of FRP poles after installation, suggests field inspection methods, and provides basic maintenance and field repair techniques that can be used to extend the life of FRP poles: environment, UV radiation, temperature, moisture, ice and snow accumulations, fire, chemical exposure, biodegradation, mechanical fatigue, and electrical stress and leakage current.

Contents:

Structures and Applications; Initial Considerations; Materials and Manufacturing Processes; Design Loads; Performance-Based Criteria for FRP Products and Materials; Suggested Guidelines for Performance-Based Tests; Quality Assurance; Assembly and Erection; In-Service Considerations; Glossary; Bibliography; Suggested Manufacturing Tolerances; Loading Requirements for FRP Poles Utilized in other than Utility Line Applications; Commentary

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

0-7844-7095-2