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Nov 1, 2018
Electrical Transmission and Substation Structures 2018

Aesthetics and Infrastructure: Accomplishing Both with Better Overall Results for Power Delivery Projects

Publication: Electrical Transmission and Substation Structures 2018: Dedicated to Strengthening our Critical Infrastructure

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Power delivery projects are a product of the progression of design choices that satisfy structural and electrical purposes, however this process typically lacks built-in steps for evaluating the visual characteristics of the results. This paper will establish the importance of addressing aesthetics systematically in overhead line design (OHL). Structural and line design engineers can integrate aesthetic practices and principles as a valuable part of the design process, without compromising the functional, safety, and economic goals of the project. The industry offers very little in terms of training and resources to equip engineers with principles for use in the aesthetics arena. The intention of this paper is to introduce aesthetic understanding and appreciation to engineers in the OHL industry.

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ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers). (2011) Design of Steel Transmission Pole Structures, Standard ASCE/SEI 48-11. ASCE, Reston, VA.
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers). (2017) Policy Statement 117 - Aesthetics, Policy. ASCE, Reston, VA.
Ching, Francis D.K. (2007) Architecture: Form Space & Order

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Electrical Transmission and Substation Structures 2018: Dedicated to Strengthening our Critical Infrastructure
Pages: 244 - 256
Editor: Michael Miller, SAE Towers
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8183-7

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Published online: Nov 1, 2018
Published in print: Nov 1, 2018

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Kenneth Sharpless, M.ASCE [email protected]
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Vice President of Engineering, TAPP Inc., 4304 Tate Springs Rd., Suite 200, Arlington, TX 76016. E-mail: [email protected]
Lynda Kiejko, M.ASCE [email protected]
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Senior Civil Engineer, AltaLink Management Ltd., 2611 3 Ave. SE, Calgary, AB, Canada T2A 7W7. E-mail: [email protected]

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