REN Conference 15.10-16.

10 Oslo
STEEL OHTL POLES
CHARACTERISTIC
AND
ADVANTAGES
Tadeusz Turzanski
Jean Christophe Andre
Einar Karsten
VALMONTs HISTORY
1946
1954
1959
1960 1990
1981 2000
2001
Presence 1970
1980 1968
founded 1946 in Valley
(Nebraska, USA)
started with irrigation
2011: Valmont is listed at
the NY stock exchange
with 90 locations and
appr. 10.000 employees
worddwide
Valmont Industries
3
Coatings
Irygtion
Our Markets
Lighting
Sygnaling &Transport
UTILITY
Telecommunikcation
Irigation Systems
What we do
Tubing
Coatings
Telecomm
Masts &Poles
Madrid, Spain
Creuzier-le-Neuf, France
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Maarheeze, The Netherlands
Rive-de-Gier, France
Bay Minette, Alabama
Uberaba, Brazil
Jebel Ali, Dubai
Johannesburg, South Africa
St. Julie, Quebec,
Chicago, Illinois
Elkhart, Indiana
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Salem, Oregon
Tualatin, Oregon
Albany, Oregon
Los Angeles, California
Long Beach, California
McCook, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Sioux City, Iowa
Waverly, Nebraska
West Point, Nebraska
Plymouth, Indiana
Canada
Berrechid, Morocco
Valley, Nebraska
Brenham, Texas
Monterrey, Mexico
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jasper, Tennessee
Siedlce, Poland
Charmeil, France
Shanghai, China
Stainton, United Kingdom
Commerce, City, Colorado
Barstow, California
Bellville, Texas
Mansfield, Texas
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Claxton, Georgia
Bartow, Florida
Farmington, Minnesota El Dorado, Kansas
Selbyville, Delaware
Heshan, China
Kangasniemi, Finland
Kiiu, Estonia
Qingdao, China
VALMONT Poland
ESTABLISHED 1994 as joint
venture VALMONT 70% and
MOSTOSTAL 30%
- Lighting
- High Masts
- Utility
- Telecommunication
- Tramway Poles
TELECOM
Self Supported
TRAMWAYS
Utility Poles
Different Geometry Poles
Steel Pole Basic Features
Tapered tubular shaft and arms
Shaft consists of multiple
sections (typical 9-15m long)
High strength alloy steel
Used in 20kv to 750kv lines
Smaller foundation, less
components and better
appearance than lattice tower
Steel Pole Variety of Options
Type - tangent, angle, dead-end
Circuit - single, double, multiple
Steel Pole Variety of Options
Configuration - single pole, H-frame, Y-frame,
X-frame, 3-pole structure
Steel Pole Variety of Options
Support - self supporting, guyed
Steel Pole Variety of Options
Sections connections: Slip joints, flange joints,
and butt weld joints.
Steel Pole Variety of Options
Foundations types concrete foundations
with anchor bolts, direct embedded, and
caisson foundations
Steel Pole Variety of Options
Surface protection galvanizing, weathering
steel, powder coating
Less Right-of-way
Smaller foundation takes less land
Efficiently placed along highways, roads, rail tracks
Can be installed at locations with very limited space
Better Appearance
Trend of city beautification
Remove visual pollution
Need structure compatible with environment
Bulky clutter lattice tower visually unpleasant
76% public prefer poles over lattice towers
Fast Installation
Typical steel pole only has 15 or less components
Whole structure can be assembled before erection
Multiple structures can be installed in one day
Flexibility in Design
Various structure configuration pole and frame
Different voltage circuits on same pole
Distribution under-built
Multiple circuit in different orientation
Adding lines for telephone, cable TV
Lower Total Installed Cost
Less land and right-of-way cost
Less installation time and cost
Structure cost pole maybe slightly more than tower
Pole has lower total installed cost
Reliable Performance Over Time
Effective corrosion protection
Engineered product
Controlled fabrication process and tolerance
Structural integrity maintained through service life
Full Scale Test
Better Reliability under Extreme Condition
Steel monopole more flexible
than lattice tower, concrete or
wood pole under heavy loads
In broken conductor case,
bigger deflection of steel pole
reduces tension in intact span
and induces smaller bending
moment at base
Round or multi-side profile
induces less wind load
In past cases where lattice
towers and wood poles failed in
hurricane and tornado, no steel
poles were damaged
.
.
Height under
lower cross-
arm
Utilisation Lattice ref
Dimension
atGL
Land
occupancy
(m)
Monopole
ref
Dimension
atGL
Land
occupancy
(m)
Land
occupancy
suspension and
small angle
H92 KN T4
H15
2.79m x
2.79m
8.6
S3 F10-16-
25 T4 R1
dia 0.97 0.94 11%
tension
medium angle
H92 TA T4
H15
3m x
3m
9.9
S3 F40-52-
67 T4 R1
dia 1.41 2.0 20%
tension large
angle
H92 SS1 T4
H15
4m x
4m
17.6
S3 F90-
G15T4 R1
dia 1.68 2.8 16%
suspension and
small angle
H92 KN T4
H24
3.92m x
3.92m
16.9
S3 F10-16-
25 T4 Y
dia 1.21 1.5 9%
tension
medium angle
H92 TA T4
H24
4.26m x
4.26m
20
S3 F40-52-
67 T4 Y
dia 1.62 2.6 13%
tension large
angle
H92 SS1 T4
H24
5.8m x
5.8m
37
S3 F90-
G15T4 Y
dia 1.92 3.7 10%
12% 109.9 13.5
24m
90kV Single Circuit
Lattice tower Monopole
Monopol e vs
l atti ce i n %
15m
Monopoles & Towers land occupancy
Monopol e vs
l atti ce i n %
Height under
lower cross-
arm
Utilisation Lattice ref
Dimension
atGL
Land
occupancy
(m)
Monopole
ref
Dimension
atGL
Land
occupancy
(m)
Land
occupancy
suspension and
small angle
G4 NT B3 X
6.63m x
6.63m
48.4
S2 KNT
H6 Y
dia 1.95 3.80 8%
tension
medium angle
G4 AS B3 X
7.13m x
7.13m
55.921
S2 AS H6
Y
dia 2.98 8.9 16%
tension large
angle
G4 S0S1 B3
X
7.13m x
7.13m
55.921
S2 S1 H6
Y
dia 3.66 13.4 24%
16%
30m
160.2 26.1
225kV Double Circuit
Lattice tower Monopole
European & US standards
EN 50341 1 Overhead electrical lines exceeding AC 45 kV;
Part 1:General requirements - Common specifications; a
new standard being introduced + NNA (national normative
aspects for 20 European countries)
Old national standards still valid = NNAs
Currently most common standard for international projects -
ASCE Manual No. 72, "Design of Steel Transmission Pole
Structures", Second Edition, 1990 then called ASCE-SEI
48-05
Structural Welding Code - Steel, EN1011; ANSI/AWS D1.1-
92, American Welding Society
Material EN 10025; ASTM A36/A36M Specification for
Structural Steel;;
Galvanizing, EN 1461; ASTM A123 Specification for Zinc
(Hot-Dip Galvanized) Coatings on Iron and Steel
Assembly of tapered shafts by slip
joints
Assembly by slip joints
Slip length
Slip joint force
kN
Maxi
816
Mini
408
Mini
1670
Nominal
1820
Maxi
1970
mm
OK if values within this
area
Steel Materials
ASTM A572 Grade 65 Ksi (450 Mpa) material for pole shaft.
Special silicon controlled steel (0.06% maximum).
ASTM A572 Grade 50 Ksi (345 Mpa) material for base-plate.
European SS400 and St-52 (355 Mpa) steel.
Major steel suppliers Nucor, Arcelor, Baoshan Steel and Wuhan
Steel
Manufacturing
State-of-the-art facilities
Workforce has more than 35 years experience in
transmission pole fabrication
Biggest equipment capability for pole making
Shared global technology and best practice
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Other solutions
Pre-cambering and raking
For strong angle poles and for EDS , not for tangent poles
In the cross-arms plan
Steel Transmission Pole Examples
Steel Transmission Pole Examples
Steel Transmission Pole
Steel Transmission Pole Examples
Steel Transmission Pole Examples
Steel Transmission Pole Examples
Steel Transmission Pole Examples
Steel Transmission Pole Examples
Steel Transmission Pole Examples
Steel Transmission Pole Examples
Substation A-frame, H-frame
Substation Structure
Summery
Unlimited possibility to design the pole
Less elements much quicker erection
Small area of foot print
Beter resistance to extrem loads.
Vandalism protection
Long service life
Less visual pollution - aesthetic design
Thank you
THANK YOU
REN Conference 15.10-16.10 2013 Oslo