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t CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DESIGN,
INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF
OVERHEAD POWER LINES
PART 3 400 kV LINES
Section 2 Installation and Maintenance

UDC 62131517

@ BIS 1990

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARO
NEW DELHI 110002

Janwy 1990 Price Group 8

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Conductors and Accessories for Overhead Lines Sectional Committee, ETDC 60

FOREWORD
This Indian Standard ( Part 3/Set 2 ) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on 23 March
1989, after the draft finalized by the Conductors and Accessories for Overhead Lines Sectional
Committee hed been approved by the Electrotechnical Division Council.
The present strategy for development of power has necessitated a rapid development of extensive EHV
network covering the whole country. After successful introduction of 220 kV system in the country, F
400 fV has been adopted as the next higher system voltage after detailed techno-economic studies.
For development of 400 kV network, this code provides, in addition to specifying the good practices
for EHV lines, gives the detailed requirements with respect to 400 kV lines in particular.

Indian Standard
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DESIGN,
INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF
OVERHEAD POWER LINES
PART 3 400 k V LIN E S
S e c tion 2 I n s t a ll a t i o n a n d M a i n t e n a n c e
1 SCOPE
1.1 This code ( Part S/Set 2 ) covers installation
and maintenance of 400 kV transmission lines.
2 REFERENCES
2.1 The Indian Standards listed in Annex A are
necessary adjuncts to this standard.
3 TERMINOLOGY
3.1 For the purpose of this code, the definitions
given in IS 1885 ( Part 30 ) : 1971 and the Indian
Electricity Rules, 1956 shall apply.
4 EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
4.1 General
A proper design of transmission line and its
supporting structures, insulators, conductors, etc,
should be finalized on the basis of relavant Indian
Standards. Detailed specifications shall be prepared
for individual items before~ordering the materials.
4.2 Transport Limitations
Information about transport limitation particularly
for line materials should be obtained from rail
road or navigation authorities where required.
This may involve procurement of special trailers
or alternatively restricts the size and weight of the
package in uneven terrain where head-loading is
more often resorted to.
4.3 Terrain and Weather Conditions
Information on this is necessary in order to
procure right type of installation tools and material
handling equipments.
4.4 Right-of-Way (ROW ) and Access Requirments
Having decided on the choice of route ( see 4 of
Section 1 of this standard ), it is necessary to
inspect right-of-way before starting any construc-
tion work on the line. Information on vegetation
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IS 5613 _(Part 3/Z&c 2 ) : 1989
should be obtained along with a true assessment of
problems facing procurement of right-of-way
and way leaves for access, and compensation
required to be paid.
4.4.1 Compensation to the Owners
Compensations to the owners for damage of crops,
fruit trees and other vegetation, if required, should
be evaluated with the help of the Revenue
Authorities and paid accordingly.
4.5 Local Laws
The~information about the local laws should be
obtained in advance in order that there is no
infringement of prevailing local laws and to ensure
smooth installation, operation and maintenance
work.
5 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
5.1 Materials and Equipment
All materials, fittings, etc, used in the installation
and also the construction tools and equipment
shall conform to the relevant Indian Standards
wherever they exist. In cases where there is no
Indian Standard available, the items shall conform
to the specifications mutually agreed between the
purchaser and the manufacturer.
5.2 Compliance with Indian Electricity Rules and
Other Authorities Regulations
All overhead lines shall comply with the require-
ments of the Indian Electricity Act and Rules made
thereunder and the regulations or specifications
as laid down by Railway Authorities, Post and
Telegraphs Department, Roadway, Navigation or
Aviation Authorities, Local Governing Bodies,
Defence Authorities, Power and Telecommunica-
tions Co-ordination Committee, Forest Authorities
and Oil & Gas Authorities, wherever applicable.
Ralevant matters requiring attention of such
authorities should be referred to them before
planning the layout, installation and during con-
struction work. Such refenences, however, be
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made by the owner of the installations and within
appropriate time so as to ensure smooth progress.
5.3 The transmission line installation shall be
carried out by trained and experienced personnel
and supervised by technically qualified persons
competent to undertake such work.
5.4 Scope of Work
Installation of overhead line includes waIk-over
survey laying out the line ( route alignment );
detailed and check survey; clearing the work site
and line route; making access roads; civil con-
struction work of foundations, etc, erection of
line; all connected material transport and handling
till the line is ready for use; testing and com-
missioning or taking over.
6 SURVEY
6.1 Walk-Over Survey
Before starting the detailed survey a walk-over
survey of the line shall be made. The various
feasible routes shall be ascertained and marked on
the toposheet.
6.2 Route-Aligpment Map
On completion of walk-over survey, a route-align-
ment map shall be prepared to a scale of 1: 50 000.
All the topographical details including all railway
MAXIM&i SWING
MINIMUM ELECTRICAL
CLEARANCE 3
NOTE - Portion of tree falling within clearance zone to be lopped or trimmed.
FIG. 1 LINE CLEARANCE ( RIGHT-OF-WAY ) REQUIREMENTS
2
lines, rivers, canaIs and important roads, power
and telecommunication lines, oil and gas pipe
lines, etc, up to 8 kms on either side of the-route of
the line shall be drawn to the scale with longitude
and latitude properly marked. Route near the
towers or for railway line crossings or for certain
stretches where the proposed lint route runs
parallel to existing power/telephone lines, shall be
drawn to the scale of I : 20 000, if required by the
concerned authorities for containing necessary
clearances. Jf considered necessary, a key map to
a scale of I : 200 000 may be prepared showing the
main sections of the line in addition to the above.
6.2.1 For convenient handling in the field, the
maps should be made on sheets of ~3OOxI 190 mm,
with 3~cm overlap shown on the subsequent sheets.
6.3 Clearing Right-of-Way ( ROW ) and Access
Roads
The trees essentially required to be removed for
carrying out detailed survey be cleared, followed
by complete clearing of ROW based on the actuaI
route adopted. The clearing should be carried out
both in the legal and physical sense. If any com-
pensation has to be made on crops, it shall be
accounted for the period till the installation work
is to be over according to programme.
6.3.1 Clearing may be done in accordance with
Fig. 1.
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6.3.2 Taking into considera.tion the theoretical
requirement of right-of-way .and transport require-
ments of maintenance, the following right-of-way
width for 400 kV lines are recommended:
For single circuit line 50 m ( under
For double circuit line 3 consideration )
6.3.3 While routing the transmission line, care
shall be taken to avoid restricted areas such as
civil and military airfields, coal bearing areas on
quarry sites, tea, tobacco, saffron field and any
other tmportant plantation scheme, etc. Special
care shall be taken to avoid routing the line
through protected/reserved forest areas. If
avoidance~of the forest stretches is not possible,
the proposals, in the prescribed format as required
by state/central forest authority, for obtaining the
requisite clearance from the forest authority, shall
be submitted by the owner of the installation.
6.4 Detailed Survey
Detailed survey shall be conducted on the approved
alignment. The choice of the method of survey,
namely: theodolite or aerial survey considered,
convement, shall be left to the surveying party. In
hilly region, level of ground at a suitable distance
below the outer conductor on either side from the
centre line is also to be noted and marked in pro-
file so as to ensure required ground clearance
underneath conductor and side clearances in swung
conditions of conductor.
All topographical details, permanent features such
as road buildings, etc, w.ithin the rightof-way shall
be marked on the profile plane.
6.4.1 From the field book entries, the ruute. plan
and level profile, commonly referred to as survey
chart shall be plotted and prepared to the scales
of 1 = 2 000 horizontal and 1 = 200 vertical on
1 mm/5 mm/l cm square papers or formed tracing
graph papers made for the purpose. The entire
survey work shall be cross-checked with respect to
the Standard Bench Marks.
6.4.2 If the difference in level is very ,high, the
chart may be broken up according to requirments.
A 1 cm overlap shall be shown on each following
section and on each following sheet. The chart
shall progress from left to right. For convenience
in handling the sheet size may be limited to
420 x 1 190 mm or 590 x 1 190 mm depending
on whether profile is for plains or hills respectively.
Each section shall be started on a new sheet.
6.4.3 Bearing strength, density and angle of repose
of the soil shall also be determined in accordance
with the standard test methods at the time of
detailed survey for different type of terrain through
which line traverses,
6.5 Sag Template and Tower Spotting
A typical sag template is-shown in Fig. 2 and the
method of its preparation and application for
tower spotting is given in Annex B.

1 represents cold template or uplift curve

2 represents hot template or maximum sag curve
3 represents ground clearance curve
4 represents support foot curve
IMRT Central Line represents Right Offset Level
IMLT Central Line represents Left Offset Level

FIG. 2 SAG TEMPLATE

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6.5.1 While locating the towers on survey charts,
the following shall be borne in mind:
-a) Maximum length of a section shall not exceed
5 km.
b) The intermediate spans shall be as near as
possible the normal design span. In case an
individual span becomes too short on account
of undulations in ground profile, one or more
line supports of the section may be extended
by inserting standard body extension designed
for the purpose according to technical specifica-
tions to bring the intermediate span as near as
possible to the design span;
d There shall not be any upward force on
suspension tower under normal working con-
dition, and the suspension towers shall support
the minimum weight span as provided in the
designs. In case uplift is unavoidable, it will be
examined if the same may be overcome by
adding standard body extensions to the towers,
failing which tension towers designed for the
purpose shall be employed at such positions;
d) Tower spotting shall be tfurther checked by
means of tower capacity charts approved by
the purchaser;
4 Road crossing.
At all important crossings, the towers shall be
fitted with normal suspension or tension insu-
lator strings depending on the type of towers
but the ground clearance at the roads under
maximum temperature and in still air shall be
such that even with conductor bundle broken
in adjacent span, the ground clearance of the
conductor from the road surface shall not be
less than 884 metres. At all national highways
tension towers shall be used. The crossing
span, however, shall not exceed 25 metres in
any case;
Railway crossings
For railway crossings, towers shall be of
tension type and railway crossings construction
shall conform to the regulations laid down by
Railway Authorities;
g) River crossing
In case of major river crossings in planes, tower
shall be of suspension type using double
suspension strings and the anchor towers on
either side of the main river crossing shall be
dead end type. Clearance required by navigad
tion authority shall be provided. For non-
navigable rivers clearance shall be reckoned
with respect to highest flood level (HFL);
h) Power line crossings
Where a line is to cross over another line of
the same voltage or Iower voltage, suspension/
tension tower with suitable extensions shall be
used ( Refer Table 1 );
Telecommunication Iine crossing
The angle of crossing shall preferably be 90.
However, deviation to the extent of 30 may
be permitted under exceptionally difficult situa-
tions. When the angle of crossing is below -6O,
the matter shall be referred to the authority
inchage of the telecommunication system. Also,
in the crossing span, power line supports shall
be as near the telecommunication line as
possible, to obtain increased vertical clearance
between the wires; and
Requisite clearance to foreign objects shall be
maintained.
6.6 Chesk Survey
This will be conducted to make a check on detailed
survey and to locate and peg marks the tower
positions on ground conforming to the survey
charts. In the-process it is necessary to have the
pit centres marked according to the excavation
marking charts. The levels, up or down, of each
pit centre with respect to the centre of the tower
location shall be noted and recorded for determin-
ing the amount of benching or earthwork required
to meet design requirements of the~foundation.
6.6.1 If the levels of the pit centres be in sharp
contrast with the level of the tower centre ( say
beyond a slope of 1 : 4 ), suitable leg extensions
may be deployed as required.
6.6.2 For the sake of reference,the pits of a tower
shall be designated as shown in Fig. 3.
6.7 Tower Schedule
A tower schedule shall be prepared for planning of
materials. The proforma shall be made on a
convenient sheet size of 280 x 508 mm. Tower
schedule shall further be checked by means of the
tower capacity charts approved by the purchaser.
If the limits are exceeded anywhere, the spotting ,
should be relocated by trials.
6.7.1 Along with the tower schedules, a line
schedule should also be prepared which should
cover in detail the total quantity of all line
materials required and the quantity in which these
are required at various points on the line.
7 MATERIAL TRANSPORT
7.1 All material transport shall be undertaken in
vehicles suitable_for the purpose and free from the
effects of any chemica1 substances. Tower members
shall be loaded and transported in such a manner
that these are not bent intransit and sharp-hent
members are not opened up or damaged.
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REdEILING...END
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SENDING (FEEDING) END

(NAME OF SUBSTATION)

1 represents leg or pit No. 1 A represents near side (NS) transverse face
2 represents leg or pit No. 2 B represents near side (NS) longitudinal face
3 represents leg or pit No. 3 C represents far side (FS) transverse face
4 represents leg or pit No. 4 D represents far side (FS) longitudinal face
NOTES
1 Danger and number plates are located on face A
2 Leg 1 represents the leg with step bolts and anti-climb device gate, if any.
If two legs with step bolts are required, the next is No. 3 leg.
FIG. 3 DESIGNATION OF TOWER LEGS, FOOTINGSAND FACES

Conductor and earthwire drums shall be handled necessary inthe case of undercut foundations. The
carefully, so that the drums-and their contents are depth of the excavation at the pit centre shall be
not damaged. measured with reference to the tower centre level.

8 FOUNDATION 8.1.2 Shoring and Struttinp

8.1 The construction of tower foundations shall
be in accordance with IS 4091 : 1979.
8.1.1 Pit Marking
Pit marking shall be carried out according to tower
schedule chart. The pit size in the case of open
cut foundation shall be determined after allowing
a margin of 150 mm all round. No margin is
Shoring and strutting shall be done keeping in
view the requirements given in IS 3764 : 1966. In
pits excavated in sandy soil or water bearing strata
and where there is every likelihood of pits collaps-
ing, shoring and strutting shall be made out of
timber planks or steel frames of adequate strength
to suit the requirements.

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8.1.3 Dewatering
The guidelines for dewatering during construction
specified in IS 9759 : 1981 shall be kept in view.
Dewatering shall be carried out manually by
mechanical pumps or power driven pumps to
facilitate excavation and casting of foundation.
The pums shall be suitable for handling mud
water. The pits shall also be kept dewatered till
24 hours of concreting-the foundations. Dewatering
is not necessary in case-of bored foundations below
water table. These are stabilized by drilling muds
and concreted by displacing the drilling mud.
8.1.4 Excavations in Rock
The provisions given in IS 4081 : 1986 shall be
followed. For excavations in hard rock, blasting
can be resorted to. Reference shall be made to
statutory rules for blasting and use of explosives
for this purpose. No blasting is permitted near
permanent work or dwellings. Blasting shall be
so made that pits are as near to the designed
dimensions as practicable. Jack hammers can also
be used in the excavation work.
8.1.5 All excavated material shall be dumped
at least 1 to 2 metre away from the pits, preferably
in diagonal directions, keeping the space along the
centre lines free for foundation work. Care shall
be taken that no moving vehicles or heavy equip
ment are drawn too near the excavated pits.
9 CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL
9.1 CJassification of soil shall be made according
to IS 1498 : 1970 for footings cast in open pits.
It shall, however, be noted that for all the classi-
fications Iisted therein the soil may be dry or wet.
9.2 Dry soil shall be that wliere subsoil water is
met below the foundation base. In the wet
category, classifications shall be as under:
a) Wet
Where sub-soil water rises in the pit up to
15 m below ground level; or where there is
water over the ground for long periods but
does not penetrate beyond 1 m below
ground such as paidy fields;
b) Partially submerged
Where water rises in the pit within 075 m
below ground level; and
C) Fully submerged
Where sub-soil water rises in the pit below
ground level.
1D STUB-SETTING ( OR TOWER FOOTING )
10.1 For the purpose of stub-setting, the top
chord pieces of the adjustable frames shall have
centre punch or chisel markings on the ffanges
and heel at the centre line positions of standard
height towers as well as heights extended with
standard body extensions. The plumb bob shall
be dropped from these reference points which shall
be pre marked at the shops. The same template
shall preferably be suitable for setting stub posi-
tions for various tower heights. In case of hill
side extension, a section of tower body may be
used as template. For maintaining accuracy of
setting, squaring and the slope, the plan diagonals
and bracket pieces shall be fitted withthe template.
10.2 Assembly and Check
Assembly shall be made on adjustable screw jacks
resting over compact ground. Initial levels shall
Abemade with an accurate long bubble spirit level
and template shall be centred properly bringing
the side and diagonal measurements equal accord-
ing to design drawing. Levels and alignment
shall once again be checked after pouring slab/
pyramid concrete and before pouring chimney
concrete and adjusted for differences, if any.
10.2.1 The allowable tolerances on template setting
shall be as given in Annex C.
10.2.2 In case due to collapsed pits the template
may not be fitted on jacks, the same shall be
assembled with stubs resting over 1 : 2 : 4 plain
cement concrete blocks in comparatively green
condition cast at the site with a 300 or 450 mm
square base and a depth equal to the designed
concrete cover under stab.
The sides of the blocks shall be rough cast while
the top shall be smooth for this purpose these
may be cast in wetted pits made in ground. These
blocks shall remain in position and shall form
integral part of the foundation concrete. The
templates should remain in position far not less
than 24 hours and it should not be removed before
back-filling is done.
11 CONCRETE
11.1 Type
For reasons of-economy and progress it is normal
practice to use coarse and fine agreegates available
along with line route and/or nearest locations to
the route. A such, it is not practicable to design
the concrete mix and use controlled concrete.
Moreover, since the quantity of concrete involved
is rather small, ordinary plain or reinforced
cement concrete given in IS 456 : 1978 shall be
used in overhead line foundations.
11.2 Mixes
For main foundation, M 150 or 1 : 2 : 4 mix
cement concrete shall be used. For lean concrete
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sub-bases or pads, M 100 or f : 3 : 6 mix cement

concrete may be used. The properties of concrete
and mix proportions shall be as given in
IS 456 : 1978.
It shall be permissible to proportionate the con-
crete as follows:
a) Prepare a wooden measuring box of ~35
litres capacity ( that is, equal to 1 bag or
50 kg of cement ) with inside dimensions of
( not exceeding 30 x 30 x 30 cm ) alternati-
vely 34 cm diameter and 39 cm height.

The mix quantities according to the measuring

box shall be as follows:
M 150 M 100
Cement 1 bag 1 bag
Sand 2 boxes 3 boxes FIG. 4 FORM WORK FOR SLABS/PYRAMIDS
Stone 4 boxes 6 boxes
Water 1 box less 1 box less removed from the interior of the forms before
3 litres 1 litre the concrete is placed. The surface in contact
with the concrete shall be wetted and sprayed
b) Measurement of water may be made with with fine sand, or treated with an approved com-
separate water-tight drums of the above size position before use, every time. Concreting to be
or with l- or 2-litre mugs. done for cold weather shall be as per IS 7861
NOTE - For concreting the bored foundations by ( Part 2 ) : 1981.
displacing the drilling muds, 10 percent extra
cement in the mix is required. 11.3.4 Stripping Time
112.1 One bag of cement is taken to contain 50 Under fair weather conditions ( generally where
kg or 35 litres of ordinary portland cement. average daily temperature is 20C or above ), and
where ordinary cement is used, forms may be
11.3 Form Work struck after 24 to 48 hours of the placing of
11.3.1 General concrete. In dull weather such as rainy periods
very cold temperature, the forms shall be struck
The form work shall conform to the shape, lines after 48 hours of the placing of concrete.
and dimensions as shown on the design drawings,
and be so constructed as to be rigid during the 11.3.5 Procedure When Removing Form Work
placing and compacting of concrete, and shall be
sufficiently tight $0 prevent loss of liquidfrom All form work shall be removed without such
concrete. It shall be of light design easily remo- shock or vibration as would damage the concrete
vable without distortions and shall be of steel or the forms..
hardwood or framed plywood. The inner surface 11.4 Back Filling
coming in contact with concrete shall be smooth
and free from projections, Window on one face Following opening of form work and removal of
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shall be provided for pyramid forms to facilitate shoring and strutting, if any, back filling shall be
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concreting in the lower parts which shall %e fixed started after repair, if any, to the foundation
after concrete in the bottom part is placed. In concrete. Back filling shall normally be done
bored footings form work may be needed only with the excavated soil, unless it consists of large
towards the top for the portion above ground boulders/stones, in which case the boulders shall
level. be broken to a maximum size of 80 mm. The back
filling materials should be clean and free from
11.3.2 The form work for slabs and pyramids
organic or other foreign materials. The earth
shall be made symmetrical about the base of the
chimney to ensure interchangeable. faces as shall be deposited in maximum 200 mm layers,
levelled and wetted and tamped properly before
illustrated in Fig. 4. another layer is deposited. Care shall be taken
11.3+3 Clearing and Treatment of Forms that the back filling is started from the foundation
ends of the pits, towards the outer ends. After
All rubbish, particularly chippings, shavings and pits have been back filled to full depth, the stub
sawdust and traces of concrete, if any, shall be template may be re,moved.

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The back filling and grading shall be carried to
an elevation of about 75 mm above the finished
ground level to drain out water. After back filling
50 mm high earthen embankment ( bandh ) will
be made along the sides of excavated pits and
sufficient water ~111 be poured in the back filled
earth for at least 24 hours.
11.5 Reinforcement
All reinforcement shall be properly placed a&ord-
ing to design drawing with a minimum concrete
cover of 50 mm. The bars shall, however, be placed
clear of stubs and cleats where interfering. For
binding, iron wire of not less than 09 mm shall
be employed, and the bars may be bound at
alternate crossing points. The work shall conform
to IS 2502 : 1963 wherever applicable. For bored
footings, stub angle shall be used as reinforcement.
In case of the foundation having steel reinforce-
ment in pyramid on base slab, at least 50 mm
thick pad of lean concrete of 1 : 3 : 6 nominal mix
shall be provided to avoid the possibility of rein-
forcement rod being exposed due to unevenness of
the bottom of the excavated pit.
11.6 Sizes of Aggregates
The coarse aggregates ( stone ) to be used shall be
single size aggregates of 40 mm nominal size for
slab/pyramid concrete and 20 mm nominal size
for chimney concrete conforming to IS 383 : 1970.
These sizes are applicable to ordinary plain cement
concrete for RCC the aggregates shall preferably
be of 20 mm nominal size. The fine aggregate
( sand ) shall be of Zone I Grade to tS 383 : 1970
which i$ the coarse variety with maximum particle
size of 475 mm. Zone II Grade of fine aggregates
may also be used.
11.7 Gravel Sub-base
In case the foundation happens to be over fine
sand, 80 mm thick gravel sub-base may be
provided, if considered necessary, under the foun-
dation. The maximum size of gravel or stone to be
used shall be 80 mm.
11.8 Curing
The concrete after setting for 24 hours old shall
be cured by keeping the concrete wet continuously
for a period of 10 days after laying. The pit may
be back filled with selected earth sprinkled with
necessary amount of water and well consolidated
in layers not exceeding 200 mm of consolidated
thickness after a minimum period of 24 hours
and thereafter both the aback filled earth and
exposed chimney top shall be kept wet for the
remainder of the prescribed time of 10 days. The
uncovered concrete chimney above the back filled
earth shall be kept wet by providing empty cement
bags dipped in water fully wrapped around the
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eonerete chimney for curing and ensuring that the
bags are kept wet by the frequent pouring of water
on them.
11.9 Measurement of Conerete
Except where actual pit size concrete is required
( such as in a rock foundation ), the volume of
concrete shall be calculated from the design
drawings. All volumes shall be expressed to the
nearest cubic metre. The heights used for calcu-
lating concrete volumes shall be the projected
heights used and not those following the tower
slope; the top of the pyramid concrete shall be
considered to be same as the chimney cross section
for purpose of calculating the volumes, even
though it is greater on account of the chimney
slope.
11.9.1 The method of measurement of concrete
for pile foundations is given as below.
11.9.1.1 Approximate volume of short bored
under-reamed piles is calculated by the following
formula:
Volume in cubic metre
=-[LLa+04n(d,--)(~--k)l
( see Fig. 5 )
-where
L = total length of pik in metres;
d = diameter of pile shaft in metres;
du = diameter of under-ream in metres ( 2 or
3 times d ), normally 25 d; and
n = number of under-reams.
Distance between two under-reams - lS5 to
15 du ;
Spacing between piles = 20 d, ; or 15 du with
10 percent reduction in capacity.
11.10 Mixing, Placing and Compacting of Concrete
This shall be carried out according to the
procedure laid down in Annex D.
12 PROTECTION OF TOWER FOOTING
12.1 The work shall include a11 necessary stone
revetment, concreting and earth filling above
ground level and the clearance from stacking on
the side of all surplus excavated soil, specia1
measures for protection of foundations close to
or in nallahas, river ~beds, etc. by providing suita-
hle revetment or galvanized wire netting and
meshing packed with boulders. The contractors
shall furnish recommendations for providing proteo
tion at such locations.
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a lug for connection to the tower leg at one end.

The wires are connected to each of the legs and
taken radially away from the tower and embedded
horizontally 1 m below ground level. The length
of each wire is normally limited to 25 m, but may
be increased if the resistance requirements are not
met. The size of the galvanized steel stranded
wire may be taken equal to the sizes of the earth
conductor. A typical example of counterpoise
type earthing of tower is given in Fig. 7.
14 TOWER ERECTION
14.1 General
Towers shall be erected after the concrete is at least
14 days old, but a gap ~of 28 days shall be
preferred.
14.2 Inspection and Sorting Out
The members shall be examined for defects in
protective surface finish, if any. If any defects
are found in case of hot dip galvanized members,
the damage shall be repaired by applying two
coats of zinc-rich paint having at least 90 percent
zinc content conforming to relevant Indian Stand-
ard after cleaning the surface and ensuring that
FIG.5 TYPICALDETAILS OF UNDER- the surface is ~dry before the application of the
REAMED PILES paint. Members bent in transit shall be straight-
ened such that the protective surface finish is not
13 EARTHING damaged.
13.1 Each tower shall be earthed after the founda- All the members shall be sorted out properly
tion has been cast. For this purpose, earth strips at the erection ~site to check that all items are
shall be fixed to the stub during concreting of the available; and shall be placed in a manner such
chimney and taken out horizontally below the that they are easily located during erection.
ground level. In normal circumstances, the earth
strip shall be provided on No. 1 stub leg as given 14.3 Treatment of Joints
in Fig. 3, that is, the leg with step bolts.
Before starting assembly, specially for the lines in
13.2 The resistance of tower to earth shall not coastal or highly polluted areas, the surfaces at
exceed 10 ohm after earthing and tower erection connection points shall be applied a coat of
but before stringing of the overhead ground wire. aluminium or zinc-rich paint in case of galvanized
In case, the resistance exceeds the specified values, members, and red oxide or zinc chromate paint in
multiple pipe earthing or counterpoise earthing case of painted members.
shall be-adopted in accordance with the following
procedure, but without interfering with the founda- 14.4 Assembly
tion concrete even though the earth strip/counter-
poise lead remains exposed at the tower end. The Irrespective of the method followed for the erection
connections in such case shall be made with the of towers, the points mentioned below shall be
existing lattice member holes on the leg just above observed: /
the chimney top. a>Straining of the members shall not be per-
13.3 Pipe Earth mitted for bringing them into position. It
may, however, be necessary to match hold
The installation of the pipe earth shall be in accor- positions at joints and to facilitate this,
dance with IS 3043 : 1987. A typical example tommy bars not more than 450 mm long
of earth in equipment ( pipe type ) is given in may be used.
Fig. 6.
13.4 Counterpoise Earth
b) Before starting erection of an upper section
the lower section shall be completely braced
Counterpoise earth consists of four lengths of and all bolts fitted in accordance with
galvanized steel stranded wires, each fitted with approved drawings.

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MATERIAL LIST

Quantity Description Length Weight

(mm) (kg)
1 25 mm bore GI pipe 3 000 1188
1 45 x 6mmMSffat 5 oao 1550
2 16 mm dia bolts with nuts 38
2 16 mm dia bolts with nuts To Suit stub -
4 Plain washer for 16 mm dia bolts 0.16
NOTES
1 All ferrous parts are hot-dip galvanized
2 In case of difficult location, horizontal Or slant laying of pipe aad iaying, within the tower base
or fundation pit shall be permissible.

All dimensions in millimetres.

FIG. 6 A TYPICALEXAMPLE OF EARTHING EQUIPMENT

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LABLE
TERMINALS 6mm THICK
I-
JOINT SOLOERED
OR COMPRESSED
713-O STEEL CONDUCTOR
OR AS AVAILABLE
All dimensions in millimetres.
FIG. 7 TYPICAL EXAMPLEOF COUNTERPOISE
TYPE OF EARTHING OF TOWER
All plan diagonals relevant to a section of
tower shall be placed in position before
assembly of upper section is taken up.
All bolts shall have theirnuts facing out-
side of the tower for horizontal or nearly
horizontal bolt connections and downwards
for vertical bolt connections.
4 The cross-arms may be assembled on ground
and the top cross-arm shall be lifted first,
followed by the middle and bottom cross-
arms. The tips shall be fully tightened
before lifting them into position. Such
bolts which are not assessible for tightening
by ordinary tommy spanners, may be
tightened with the help of box or ratchet
ring spanners.
f) All the blank holes, if any left, after com-
plete erection of tower, are to be filled up
by bolts and nuts of correct size.
14.5 Tightening and Punching of Bolts and Nuts
All nuts shall be tightened properly using correct
size spanners. Before tightening it will be seen
that filler washers and plates are placed in relevant
gaps -between members, bolts of proper size and
length dare inserted, and one spring washer has
IS 5413 ( Part 3/See 2 ) : 1989
been inserted under each nut. In case of step
bolts, spring washer shall be placed under the
outer nut. The tightening shall progressively be
carried out from the top downwards, care being
taken that all bolts are at every level are tightened
simultaneously. It may be better to employ four
persons, each covering one leg and the face to his
left.
14.5.1 The threads of bolts projecting outside nuts
shall be punched at three positions on the diameter
to ensure that the nuts are not in loosened course
of time. If during tightening a nut is found to be
slipping or running over the bolt threads, the bolt
together with the nuts shall be changed out-right.
14.5.2 The threads of all the bolts projected out-
side the nuts~shall be welded at two diametrically
opposite places. The length of each welding shall
be at least 10 mm. The welding shall be provided
1from ground level to waist level for single circuit
towers and to bottom cross-arm level for double
circuit towers. After welding cold galvanizing
i paint with at least 90 percent zinc content shall be
1applied to the welded portion.
.
14.6 Replacement
If any replacements are to be efYe&d after string-
ing and tensioning or during maintenance, leg
members and main bracings shall not be taken out
without reducing the tension of the tower with
proper guying or releasing the conductor. If the
replacement of cross-arms becomes necessary after
stringing the conductor shall be suitably tied to
the tower at tension points or transferred to
suitable roller pullies at suspension points.
15 INSULATOR HOISTING
15.1 Suspension insulator strings shall be used on
suspension towers and tension insulator strings on
angle~and dead end towers. The strings shall be
fixed on the tower just prior to the stringing of
conductors. Damaged insulators and fittings, if
any, shall not be employed in the assemblies.
Before, hoisting, all insulators shall be-cleaned in
a manner that will not spoil, injure or scratch the
surface of the insulator, but in no case shall any
oil be used for the purpose. Corona control
rings shall be fitted in an approved manner. The
yoke arrangements shall be horizontal for tension
and longitudinal for suspension strings.
16 HAPTFLING OF CONDUCTOR AND
EARTHWIRE
16.1 While running out the conductors care shall
be taken such that the conductors do not touch
and rub against the ground or objects which could
cause scratches or damage to the strands. The
conductors shall be run out of the drums from the
top in order to avoid ~damage due to chafing.
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Immediately after running out, .the conductor
shall be raised at the supports to the levels of the
clamp and placed into the running blocks. The
groove of the running blocks shall be of such a
design that the seat is semi-circular and larger
than the diameter of the conductor earthwire and
it does not slip over or rub against the sides.
The grooves shall be lined with hard rubber or
neoprene to avoid damage to conductor and shall
be mounted on properly lubricated bearings.
16.2 The running blocks shall be suspended in a
manner to suit the design of the cross-arm. All
running blocks especially those eat the tensioning
and, will be fitted on the cross-arms with jute
cloth wrapped over the steel work and under the
slings to avoid damage to the slings as well as to
the protective surface finish of the steel work. In
case suspension or section towers are used even
for temporary terminations, if this be unavoidable,
they shall be well guyed and steps shall be taken
to avoid damage. The drums shall be provided
with a suitable breaking device to avoid damages,
loose running out and kinking of the conductor.
The conductor shall be continuously observed for
loose or broken strands or any other damage.
When approaching end of a drum length at least
three coils shall be left when the stringing opera-
tions are to be stopped. These coils are to be
removed carefully, and, if another length is
required to be run out, a joint shall be made as
per the recommendations of the conductor manu-
facturers.
16.3 Repairs to conductors, if necessary, shall be
carried out during the running out operations,
with repair sleeves. Repairing of conductor
surface shall be done only in case of minor
damage, scuff marks, etc, keeping in view both
electrical and mechanical safe requirements.
Number of damaged strands shall not exceed 1/6th
of the total strands in the outer layer. The final
conductor surface shall be clean, smooth and shall
be without any projection, sharp points, cuts,
abrasions, etc.
16.4 Adequate steps shall be taken to prevent
clashing of sub-conductors from paying out to
the installations of the spacers/spacer dampers.
Care shall be taken that both sub-conductors of
a bundle are from the same conductor supplier
and-preferably from the same batch SO that creep
behaviour ofthe sub-conductor remains identical.
During sagging care shall be taken to eliminate
differential sags in the sub-conductor. as far as
possible. However, in no case the sag mismatching
of more than 40 mm shall be allowed.
16.5 Conductor splices shall be so made that they
do not crack or get damaged in the stringing
operation. The contractor shall use only such
equipment/methods during conduc!or .stringing
which ensures complete compliance In this regard.
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16.6 Derricks shall be used where roads, rivers,
channels, telecommunication or overhead power
lines, railway lines, fences or walls have to be
crossed during stringing operations. It shall be
seen that normal services are not interrupted or
damage caused to property. Shut down shall~be
obtained when working at crossing of overhead
power lines.
16.7 The sequence of running out shall be from
top to downwards, that is, the earthwire shall be
run out first, followed by the conductors in
succession. Unbalances of loads on towers shall
be avoided as far as possible. Outer phases of
line conductor-shall be strung before the stringing
of the middle phase is taken up.
16.8 The proposed 400 kV transmission line may
run parallel for certain distance with the existing
220 kV, 132 kV lines which may remain energized
during the stringing period. As a result there is
a possibility of dangerous voltage build up due to
electromagnetic and electrostatic coupling in the
pulling wire conductors and earthwires, which
although comparatively small ~during normal
operations can be severe during switching.
Adequate safety precautions are to be taken to
protect workmen and others working on line from
this potential danger by way of providing travel-
ling ground.
17 STRINGING OF CONDUCTOR AND
EARTHWIRE
17.1 The stringing of the conductors shall be done
by control tension method, with the help of tension
stringing equipment. The equipment shall be
capable of maintaining a continuous tension. The
maximum tension imposed on a conductor during
stringing operations shall not exceed than that
necessary to clear obstructions on the ground. In
general stringing tension of about one-half of
sagging tension is a good criterion.
17.1.1 Controlled stringing method suitable for
simultaneous stringing of the sub-conductor shall
be used. Both the conductors making one phase
bundle shall be pulled in and-paid off simtiltane-
ously. Both the conductors of the bundle shall be
of matched length. After being pulled the con-
ductor/earthwire shall not be allowed to hang in
the stringing blocks for more than 96 hours
before being pulled to the specified sag.
17.2 Stringing of Earthwire
Stringing of earthwire shall be carried out by con-
ventional stringing method.
17.3 The contractor shall give complete details _of
the stringing methods which he proposes to follow.
Before the commencement of stringing the contrac-
tor shall submit the stringing charts. for the

conductors and earthwire showing the initial and
final sags and tension for various temperatures
and spans, along with equivalant spans in the lines
for the dpproval of the owner.
18 JOINTS
18.1All the joints on the conductor and earthwire
shall be of compression type, in accordance with
the recommendations of the manufacturer for
which all necessary tools and equipment like
compressors, dies process, etc, shall have to be
arranged by the contractor. Each part of the joint
shall be cleaned by wire brush to make it free of
rust or dirt, etc. and properly greased with anti-
corrosive compound before the final compression
is done with the compressors.
18.2 All!joints or splices shall be made at least 30
metres away from the structures. No joints or
splices shall be made in spans crossing over main
roads, railways, small rivers in tension spans. Not
more than one joint per sub-conductor shall be
allowed in one span. The compression type fitting
used shall be of self-centring type or care shall be
taken to mark the conductors to indicate when
the fitting is centred properly. During compres-
sion or splicing operation, the conductor shall be
handled in such a manner as to prevent lateral or
vertical bearing against the dies. After pressing
the joint the aluminium sleeve shall have all
corners rounded, burrs and sharp edges removed
and smoothened
19 SAGGING-IN-OPERATION
19.1 The conductors shall be pulled up to the
desired dag and left in running blocks for at least
one hour after which the sag shall be rechecked
and adjusted. if necessary, before transferrmg the
cbnductors from the running blocks to be suspen-
sion clamps. The conductors shall be clamped
within 56 hours of sagging in.
19.2 The sag will be checked in the first and the
last span of the section in case of sections up to
eight spens and in one intermediate span also for
sections with more than eight spans. The sag
shall also be checked when the conductors have
been drawn up and transferred from running
blocks to the insulator clamps.
19.3 The running blocks, when suspended from
the transmission structure for sagging shall be so
adjusted that the conductors on running blocks
will be at the same height as the suspension clamp
to which it is to be secured.
19.4 At sharp vertical angles, the sags and tensions
shall be checked on both sides of the angle, the
conductor and earthwire shall be checked on the
running blocks for equality of tension on both
sides. The suspenrion insulator assemblies will
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normally assume vertical positions when the
conductor is clamped.
19.5 Tensioning and sagging operations shall be
carried out in calm weather when rapid changes
in temperatures are not likely to occur.
20 TENSIONING AND SAGGING OF
CONDUCTORS AND EARTHWIRE
20.1 The tensioning and sagging shall be done in
accordance with the approved stringing charts
before the conductors and earthwire are -finally
attached to the towers through the earthwire
clamps for the earthwire and insulator strings for
the conductor. The initial stringing chart shall
be used for the conductor and final stringing
chart for earthwire should be employed for this
purpose. Dynamometers shall be -employed for
measuring tension in the conductor and earthwire.
The dynamometers employed shall be periodically
checked and calibrated with the standard dynamo-
meter.
21 CLIPPING IN
21.1 Clipping of the conductors in position shall
be done in accordance with the recommendations
of the manufacturer. Conductor shall be fitted
with armour rods where it is made to pass through
suspension clamps.
21.2 The jumpers at the section and angle towers
shall be formed to parabolic shape to ensure
maximum clearance requirements. Pilot suspension
insulator string shall be used, if found necessary,
to restrict the jumper swings to the design values.
21.3 Fasteners in all fittings and accessories shall
be secured in position. The security clip shall be
properly opened and sprung into position.
22 FIXING OF CONDUCTOR AND
EARTHWIRE ACCESSORIES
22.1 Spacers, spacer dampers, vibration dampers
and other conductor and earthwire accessories
shall be installed by the contractor as per the
design requirements and respective manufacturers
instructions. Spacers shall be fitted within 24
hours of the conductor clamping. While installing
the conductor and earthwire accessories proper
care shall be taken to ensure that the surfaces are
clean and smooth~and no damage shall occur to
any part ~of the accessories. Spacing bicycle/
trolley may also be used for fixing conductor
accessories.
23 TESTING AND COMMISSIONING
23.1 General
23.1.1 Before the line is energized, visual
IS 5613 ( Part S/SW 2 ) : 1989
examination of the line shall be carried out to
check that all nuts and bolts are tight and insulators
are in position at each support. The earth and
earth connections shall also be checked to verify
that these are in order. The insulators of those
sections of the line which fall in areas of heavy
pollution shall be cleaned and washed before
energization of the line.
23.2 Testing
23.2.1 Before commissioning of the lines, the
following tests may be carried out:
a) Conductor continuity test
The Objective of this test is to varify that
each conductor of the overhead line is
properly connected electrically ( that is, the
value of its electrical resistance does not
vary abnormally form that of a continuous
conductor of the same size and length ).
The electrical resistance of the conductor
shall be measured with a wheatstone bridge
or other suitable instrument.
b) Insubtion resistance test
This test may be carried out with the help
of 5 000 volts megger preferably power
driven to ascertain the insulation condition
of line.
23.2.2 The line may be charged at a low value
of power frequerey voltage ~for the purposes of
testing.
23.3 Statutory Requirements
23.3.1 The statutory authorities shall be informed
before commissioning the lines and their approval
obtained in accordance with Indian Electricity Act,
I9IO and Zhdian Electricity Rules 1956 (For
details, see Rule 63 to 69 of Indian Electricity
Rules, 1956 ).
24 MAINTENANCE OF OVERHAD LINES
24.1 General
The overhead lines shall be inspected periodically
for maintenance purposes to detect any faults
which may lead to breakdown of electric suppIy
and necessary repairs should be done immediately
using hot line maintenance techniques, if necessary
and feasible.
24.1.1 Patroiling of Overhead Lines from the
Ground
Patrolling of all overhead lines shall be done
before and after the monsoon. The frequency
of patrolling of the overhead lines for the rest of
the period shall depend on the local conditions.
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The patrollers should write the insuection notes
and -pass them on to the maintenance gang for
carrying out the necessary repairs. The patrollers
should be equipped with inspection books, draw-
ings, tape and binoculars. The main points to be
noted while patrolling are as follows:
a) Structures
Seriously leaning structures; deformed mem-
bers; buckled structures; missing fasteners
and members; accessories removed; protec-
tive coatings, like galvanizing or paints
disappeared; suspension and strain attach-
ments for insulators damaged.
b) Foundations
Signs of external damage; settled and
washed out soil below designed ground
level over. foundations within uplift frustum
perimetres; tilted stubs; cracks or breaks
in chimney top; slippage of stubs from
encasing chimney concrete; uneven settle-
ment of footing; disappearance of gravel
blanket protection; backfills embankment
and its covers ( rip-rap or revetment );
damage to retaining walls, abutments and
breast walls and disappearance of externa1
earth backing retaining walls below designed
lines.
Insulators and$ttings
Damage to insulators; surface pollution of
a bad nature; missing locking devices like
nuts, washers and pins; burnt out fittings;
deflected strings; damage to protective
coatings. The cracked insulators, bird
droppmgs, dense spider webs, kites with
cord hanging on the insulators string may
also be noted.
Conductors andjumpers
Strands cut and opened up, Ioose jumpers
gone out of shape and causing infringement
of clearance of live wire to earthed metal
parts. Dead birds, fallen branches or fallen i
trees on conductors may also be noted. 1
Earthwire and jumper, in aocordance with
24.1 of this standard. 1
f) Earthing equipment, damaged, broken or
missing earth strip.
g) Right-of-way and clearance
Shrubs and trees within right-of-way
causing obstruction, and infringement of
clearance of bottom conductor to ground;
objects within line clearance excavation
( see Fig. I ). In no circumstances.

however, clearance measurement should be
taken from live line, till hot line mainte-
nance has been established.
h) Foreign objects
Construction works near lines causing
infringement in line safety or electrical
clearance; bird nests on structures; use of
structure for applying permanent support
or pull to other objects; huts newly cons-
tructed underneath lines, also embankments/
fencing.
24.2 Inspection of Overhead Lines from Tower
Tops
Many breakdowns-including slipping of conductor
due to loose clamps, cracks in insulator porcelain,
defects in insulator fittings, conductor, earthwire
and their accessories and their attachment points
on structures can only be dispersed or seen by
going on top of every structure. This inspection
should be carried out by taking a shutdown of
the line at least once in six years and should be
done in the shortest time possible during seasons
of comparatively light climate and power loading
on the line. Along with such inspection, repairs
should also be carried out. Any replacement as
required should also be made.
24.3 Special and Emergency Inspection
A special inspection of the overhead lines should
be carried out after severe wind/hail storms,
quakes, sabotages, snowfalls, forest fires, floods or
heavy rains. The purpose of such inspection is to
detect any damage or breakage on line and to
affect necessary repairs.
24.3.1 When an overhead line trips on fault often,
it should be inspected to ascertain the nature of
fault, such as bridge loose sag, tree branches
touching the line, et!, and to find out the amount
of repair involved with a view to avoid recurrence
of such faults.
24.4 Maintenance Tests and Measurements
Insulation of line should be measured at conve-
nient interval particularly at the time when the
line is shutdown for repairs or maintenance. In
regard to measurements Of earth resistance of
metal structures, it should normally be carried
out annually, however, local circumstances in the
light of the experience may justify increase or
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decreas in this interval but it should not be less
than once in two years.
24.4.1 The clearance and shaps of the jumpers
should be checked at an interval not exceeding
3 years.
24.5 Line Repairs Tools
The following special tools, apart from tools
required for maintenance of civil works of the
lines, should be kept handy and.in working order:
a) Conductor jointing tools,
b) Bolted come-alongs.
c) Winches,
4 Aerial trolleys,
e>Aerial rollers,
f>Thermometers,
g) Dynamometers,
h) Level and theodolite,
3 Measuring tapes,
k) Linesmens ratchet,
m> Pull-lift device of adequete capacity,
4 Wire ropes, and
PI Spanners,
24.51 Drawings
Sets of tower schedules, structural, foundation,
insulators and accessories or route profile drawing
including those for special constructions bound in
folders should be available with patrollers as well
as the maintenance crew.
24.5.2 Replacement
An inventorv of spare line materials shall be
maintained ii the stores for effecting repairs. Such
inventory should be based upon the experience of
repairs required in the earlier periods on similar
other lines.
24.5.3 Method of Repairs
Damage to aluminium strands of line conductors
shall be repaired with repair sleeves provided not
more than one-sixth of the strands in the outer-
most layer have been severed. For portions
adjacent to armour rod ends affected by vibrations
due to wind, and minor abrasions due to some
rubbing objects, extra-long preformed armour
rods may be used for such repairs.
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ANNEX A
( Clause 2.1 )
LIST OF REFERRED INDIAN STANDARDS

IS No. Title IS No. Title

IS 383 : 1970 Specification for coarse and IS 3043 : 1987 Code of practice for earthing
fine aggregates from natural (j&St revision )
sources for concrete ( second
revision ) IS 3764 : 1966 Safety code for excavation
work
IS 456 : 1978 Code of practice for plain and
reinforced concrete ( third IS 4081 : 1986 Safety code for blasting and
revision ) related drilling operations
( jirst revision )
IS 1199 : 1959 Methods of sampling and
analysis of concrete IS 4091 : 1979 Code of practice for design
IS 1498 : 1970 Classification and identification and construction of founda-
of soils for general engineer- tions for transmission line
ing purposes (Jirst revision ) towers and poles ~(first
revision )
IS 1885 Electrotechnical vocabulary :
(Part30):1971 Part 30 Overhead, transmission IS 7861 Cade of practice for extreme
and distribution of electrical ( Part 2 ) : 1981 weather concreting : Part 2
.energy Recommended practice for
cold weather concreting
IS 2502_: 1963 Code of practice for bending
and fixing of bars for concrete IS 9759 : 1981 Guidelines for dewatering
reinforcement during construction

ANNEX B
( Clause 6.5 )
SAG TEMPLATE AND TOWER SPOTTJNG

B-l SAG TEMPLATE c) Ground clearance curve

B-l.1 The location of structures on the profile
with sag template is essential for both correct
design and economy. Sag template may be
prepared on transparent paper, cardboard, hard
plastic sheet or on celluloid.
B-l.2 Method of Preparation
B-1.2.1 A typical sag template is shown in Fig. 2.
It consists of the following curves:
a) Cold template or zipl$t curve
Corresponding to the vertical component of
sag at worst load conditions of wind.
b) Hot template or maximum sag curve
Corresponding to the maximum still air
final sag at maximum temperature ~( or at
0C with ice load ) including sag tolerance
to be accounted for, if any.
Drawn at a distance equal to the minimum
specified ground clearance, from and parallel
to No. 1 Curve.
_d) Support foot curve
Drawn at a distance equal to the bottom
conductor height at tower, from and parallel
to No. 2 curve. ( If required, additional
Support foot curves may also be drawn
incorporating standard tower body exten-
sions to advantage. )
B-1.2.2 Curves No. 1 and 3 are normally drawn
through the origin 0 at the centre line of the
template. The Cold and Hot templates ( curves
1 and 2 j are Dlotted and cut as a Darabola on the
minim& and maximum sag of the ruling span
( the normal design span is the theoretical ruling
span ) which is extended by computing the sag
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both shorter and longer than the ruling span.
Any particular span is considered spread-out by
half of its value on either side of origin 0.
B-1.2.3 The parabola is accurate to within about
one half of 1 percent for sags up to 5 percent of
the span which is well within the acceptable limits.
B-l.3 The actual ruling spans for various stringing
sections of a line may differ from the normal
design span which forms the basis for the sag
template. It is, therefore, essential that the actual
ruling spans be as near the normal design spans
as practicable. In case of considerable amount of
difference the following points shall be observed:
a) The Actual Ruling Span Shorter Than the
Normal Design Span
In this case the maximum working and
other tensions are comoarativelv less. and
therefore, the sags, comparatively grkater
than those obtained for the normal design
span. The sag template, therefore, needs to
be modified. An easier method shall be to
provide suitably greater ground clearance
while carrying out tower spotting.
b) The Actual Ruling Span Longer Than the
Normal Design Span
In this case the maximum working and other
tensions are comparatively greater, and
therefore, the sags comparatively less, than
those obtained for the same span from the
volues for the normal design span.
Obviously, greater tensions cannot be
allowed on towers; and therefore, by work-
ing back with maximum working tension
for normal design span we may get different
sags at the actual ruling spans. This shall
be suitably accounted for while carrying
out tower spotting.
B-l.4 The template shall be prepared to the same
scale as the survey chart, that is, 1 : 2 000 for
horizontal distances and 1 : 200 for vertical heights.
The vertical centre line and the horizontal line
passing through origin 0 shall be drawn promi-
nently. -The curves shall be extended such that
all slopes on the profiles may,be scaled with ease.
B-2 APPLICATION FOR TOWER SPOTTING
B-2.1 The method of application of the sag
template is shown in Fig. 2. The template is
applied to the profile by moving the same horizon-
tally as shown while always ensuring that the
vertical axis or centre line is held vertical. The
structure positions are marked where the Support
foot cuts the profile, while the Ground clearance
curve is just clear of and above the profile. The
ground clearance curve shall not only clear the
route-centre line profile, but also the profile to the
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left and right of the centre line up to a distance
equal to the maximum swing of conductor
including cross-arm spread on either side.
B-2.2 The weight span on either side of the
tower for practical purposes is obtained by mark-
ing the low points of the sag in the two adjacent
spans and sealing the same off.
B-2.2.1 On steep inclined spans the low point may
fall beyond the lower support; this indicated that
the conductor in the uphill span exerts a negative
or upward pull on the lower tower. The amount
of this upward pull is equal to the weight of the
conductor from the lower tower to the low point
in the sag. Should the upward pull of the uphill
span be greater than the downward load of the
next adjacent span, actual uplift would be caused
and the conductor would tend to swing clear of
the tower upward.
B-2.2.2 For an easy check whether a tower is
under uplift or not, the following method may be
adopted. The template is applied horizontally
until the tops of alternate supports coincide with
the cold template ( curve I ). If the curve is above
the intermediate support, the support is under
uplift and has to be extended until it touches the
cold template and so eliminates uplift. If requisite
standard body extensions are not available for
extending the tower to desired height. a tower
designed for uplift shall have to be provided.
NOTE-The suspension towers shall be checked
for uplift under normal working condition only, that
is, both adjacent spans intact. The section and angle
towers shall be checked for uplift under both normal
and broken wire conditions,
B-2.2.3 The analytical method for calculating
weight span is given below:
Distance of Null point or Low point of con-
ductor from centre of span is giv,en by the
formula ( see Fig. 8 and 9 ):
Th
X=wf
where
X= distance of low point from centre of
span in m,
T= conductor tension in kgf,
h = difference between conductor sup-
port levels in m,
w= unit weight of conductor in kg/m,
and
I = span length in m.
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WeigJU span:
For tower A, right hand side only:
t It is also evident that maximum weightspans
a=--x
2 ing when T is maximum; which means the vertical
Fortower B, left hand side only:
b = -_ + X
Similarly, weight span for the other side of the
towers, ean be calculated and total weight span
obtained.
tow oti
NULL.POW
FIG. 8 DISTANCEOF NULL POINT OR Low
POINTFROM THE CENTRE OF SPAN
ANNEX
(Czause 10.2.1 )
TOLERANCES IN OVERHEAD LINE CONSTRUCTION
Cd SURVEY
C-l.1 The accuracy of~survey work depends upon,
the accuracy of surveying instruments, the pre-
vailing temperatures, the accuracy of placing
instruments and their reading. It shall be
ensured, however, that no measurements should
be missed during surveys and check surveys carried
out where any doubt arises.
C-2 STUB-SETTING ( TOWER FOOTING )
C-2.1 All the stub angles for tower legs shall be
set accurately to the grade and alignment shown
on the drawings, The difference in elevation
between identical parts of any two stub angles
shall not exceed l/l 000 of the horizontal distance
between the stubs, allowance being made for the
difference, if any, in the lengths of legs -and
extensions. The actual elevation of any stub angle
.
If the sum of &and b. calculated for a particular
tower is negative, the tower is under uplift.
are obtained by the worst conditiun of wind load-
component of worst load sag should be taken for
cold curve of sag template m order to assess
uplift on towers.
LOW OR
NULL POLNT
FIG. 9 DISTANCE OF NIJLL POINT OR Low
POINTCENTRE OF SPAN
C
shall not differ from the computed elevation by
more than l/100 of foundation depth. Stub
angles shall be located horizontally so that each
is within 6 mm of its correct position, and the
batter of the stub angles shall not differ from the
correct batter by more than either l/100 of
erposed stub length, or by the amount of play as
offered by the clearance between bolts and holes
of the setting template. To ensure greater accu-
racy, the hole clearance shall not be greater than
15 mm of the punched side of the template
members.
C-2.2 If the actual elevation of stubs is beyond
6 cm as found after casting the foundation
is on the plus side ( that is, if the foundation is
raised ), equivalent depth of earthwork will be
provided over the top of the foundation as.per
design requirements with particular reference to
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such location. By design requirements is meant shall be f 5 mm. This shall not be accumulative
the earth required to resist uplift forces. on height for various parts of the foundation.
C-4 TOWERS
C-2.3 The following tolarances shall be applicable
in case of position of foundation as a whole with C-4.1 No member of a tower shall be -out ~of
reference to tower position as spotted on the straightness by more than one in 1 000. -Members
survey chart: failing the requirement shall be straightened
before erection in a manner that shall not damage
Type of Out of From Centre From Trans- their properties or the protective finish.
Tower Align- Line of verse Centre
ment Route Line C-4.2 The towers shall not be out of vertical by
more than 1 in 360 before stringing is carried out.
Suspension 025 f25mm & 250 mm C-5 STRINGING
or interme-
diate C-5.1 The maximum toterance in final still air sag
at maximum temparature shall be f4 percent
Section or 025 f25mm * 25mm of such sag, in any span as obtained from the sag
tension tension chart. The sag ~of any conductor in a span
( set at bi- shall not depart from the mean sag of all conduc-
section of tors in the same span by more than 3 percent.
deviation NOTE-In order that the niinimum required
angle ) ground clearance is not interfered with by tolerance
in sag template used for tower sporting shall be
C-3 CONCRETE AND FORM DIMENSIONS based upon a plus tolerance in sag of 4 percent, the
support foot curve being located according~to tower
C-3.1 The maximum tolerance on the dimensions design.

ANNEX D

( Clause 11.10)
MIXING, PLACING AND COMPACTING OF CONCRETE

D-l MIXING D-l.3 For mixing the mechanical mixers, the

D-l.1 Concrete shall preferably be mixed in a
mechanical mixer, but hand mixing shall be per-
missible. In case of emergency ( when mechanical
mixers are in use 1 such as failure of the mixers,
or where it is not practicable to haul the mixers
up to the location, and also for lean concrete
sub-base, hand mixing may be resorted to.
D-l.2 When hand mixing is adopted, it shall be
carried out on water-tight platforms, such as
18 mm glavanized iron plain sheets properly
overlapped and placed upon level ground. The
coarse aggregates shall first be evenly spread out in
required quantity over the sheets. The fine aggre-
gates shall be evenly spread out over coarse
aggregates next. The aggregates shall than be
thoroughly mixed together and levelled. The
required amount of cement shall not be spread
evenly over the mixed aggregates and wet mixing
shall start from one end with required amount of
water suing showels. The whole lot shall not be
wetted; instead mixing shall proceed progressively.
If the agreegates are wet nor washed, cement
shall not be spread out, but shall be put in
progressively.
same order of placing ingredients in the leader/
drum shall be adopted, that is, coarse aggregates
shall be put in first followed by sand, cement and
water.
D-l.4 Mixing shall be continued until there is a
uniform distribution of material and the mass
is uniform in colour and consistency but in no
case shall mixing be done for less than 2 minutes.
D-l.5 If the aggregates are wet, the amount of
water shall be reduced suitably.
D-2 TRANSPORTING
D-2.1 Normally mixing shall be done right at the
foundation. In places where it is not possible,
concrete may be mixed at the nearest convenient
place. The concrete shall be handled from the
place of mixing to the place of final deposit as
rapidly as practicable by methods which shall
prevent the sagregation or loss of any of the
ingredients. If segregation does occur during
transport the concrete shall be remixed before
being placed.

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D-2.2 During hot or cold weather, concrete shall
be transported in deep containers; the deep con-
tainers, onaccount of their lower ratio of-surface
area to mass, reduce the rate of loss of water by
evaporation during hot weather and loss of heat
during cold weather.
D-3 PLACING AND COMPACTING
D-3.1 The concrete shall be placed and compact-
ed before setting commences and should not be
subsequently disturbed. The placing should be
such that no segregation takes place.
D-3.2 Concrete shall be thoroughly compacted
during the placing operation, and thoroughly
worked around the reinforcement, around embed-
ded fixtures and into corners of form work by
means of 16 mm diameter poking bars pointed at
the ends. As a guide for compacting the poking
bars be worked 100 times in an area of 200 mm
square for 300 mm depth. Over-compacting causes
the liquid to flow out upward causing segregation
and should be avoided.
D-3.3 If, after the form work has been struck, the
concrete surface is found to have defects, all the
damaged surfaces shall be repaired with mortar
application composed of cement and sand in the
same proportion as the cement and sand in the
concrete mix. Such repairs shall be carried out
well before the foundation pits are back filled.
D-3.4 For precautions to be taken on concrete
work in extreme weather and under water, the
provisions of IS 456 : 1978 shall apply.
D-3.5 Field tests on workability ~of concrete and
consistency may be carried out in the form of
slump test in accordance with IS 1199 : 1959.
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