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Nov 1, 2018
Electrical Transmission and Substation Structures 2018
Welding Challenges in Typical Connections Used in Steel Pole Transmission Structures
Authors: Jim Merrill [email protected] and Wesley J. Oliphant, F.ASCE [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Electrical Transmission and Substation Structures 2018: Dedicated to Strengthening our Critical Infrastructure
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The fabrication of slender tapered steel transmission pole structures often requires challenging welding procedures in complex details involving longitudinal seam welds, fillet welds, complete joint penetration (CJP) and partial joint penetration (PJP) welds in connections, splices, and base plates. This paper will review some of the challenges in successfully executing these welds and welding procedures as witnessed in shop inspections. A comparison is made between several common welding methods as found in practice and recommendations will be suggested to help ensure performance under the challenging environmental and loading conditions imposed upon these structures.
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ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers). (2011) Design of Steel Transmission Pole Structures, Standard ASCE/SEI 48-11. ASCE, 1801 Alexander Bell Dr., Reston, VA
AWS (American Welding Society) (2015) Structural Welding Code - Steel, 23rd Edition, AWS D1.1/D1.1M:2015, AWS, 550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami, FL
Aichinger, Richard, Higgins, Warren, (2006). “Toe Cracks in Base Plate Welds, - 30 Years Later”, Proc., ASCE Electrical Transmission Line and Substation Structures Conference, ASCE, Reston VA, 274-285.
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Electrical Transmission and Substation Structures 2018: Dedicated to Strengthening our Critical Infrastructure
Pages: 435 - 444
Editor: Michael Miller, SAE Towers
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8183-7
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© 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Nov 1, 2018
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Vice President, Director Metallurgy and Welding Engineering, TRC, 4371 Latham St., Suite 101, Riverside, CA 92501. E-mail: [email protected]
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Principal, Chief Technical Officer, Exo Group, 32628 Decker Prairie Rd., Suite 1, Magnolia, TX 77355. E-mail: [email protected]
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