Computation of Dead Load:

 1. Steel Members Self-Weight

 = 58.619 KN

 2. Dead Load of Conductor Wire:

The group used Aluminum Conductors Steel Reinforced Zebra (ACSR ZEBRA)
with the following properties:

CODE NAME Weight of the Conductor Span

Tension @75
Conductor C
ZEBRA 1,621 kg/km 131.9 KN 500m

Computation of Sag:

Formula for sag:

WS 2
D=
8T where: D - conductor sag (m)
W - Unit Weight of the conductor (N/m)

T - Conductor Tension at given temperature (N)

S - Span (m)
For Unit weight of Conductor:

kg 1km m N
X 9. 81 2
1621 km X 1000 m s = 15.90201 m

For Conductor Tension @75 C:

1000m
131. 9 KN x 1 KN = 131900m

Sag Tension Calculation:

2
(15 . 90201)(500)
D=
8(131900) = 3.767534591m

 Computation of total length of Cable:

Formula:

w2 S h
LTotal =
S +( X 3 + X
A B3 ) ( )
6H2
X A=
2(1+
4D ) X B=S− X A

where: S - Horizontal distance between the conductor supports

h - vertical distance between conductor supports
SL - straight line distance between conductor supports
D - sag measured vertically through the points of conductor supports
to a line tangent to the conductor

Solution:

500 15
X A=
2 (
1+
4 (3 .767 ) ) = 498.8364678 m

X B =500−498 .8364678 = 1.163532184 m

 H=0 . 25(72GPA )=18000 MPA

kg m N N 1 KN N
w=1621 x 9 .81 2 =15902 . 01 15902. 01 x =15 . 90201
km s km x km 1000 N m

15 . 902012
LTotal =
S + ( 498. 83646783 + 1. 1635321843 )
( 6(18000 )2 ) = 516.1466479m

Solve for Tmin :

2
wL2 T min=
0 .01590201(516 . 1466479)
T min=
8d ;
8(3 . 767534591) = 140.5565242 KN

516 . 1466479
W=0. 01590201 ( 2 ) =4.103884578 KN

 3. Dead Load of Insulator:

Suspension String Type Insulator
Mass = 5.45 kg
No. of Insulator = 2 (for tension)
= 5.45 kg x 9.81 m/s2 x 2 x 8
= 0.855432 KN
Computation of Live Load:

 1. Analysis of Wind Load:

Reference: NSCP 2015
(from NSCP 2015 TABLE 207D.1-1, Rooftop Equipment and Other Structure)

Common Data
Building classification Category I
Basic Wind Speed 260 kph
Exposure Category Exposure C
Truss Tower or Lattice
Structure type
tower

Steps to determine wind loads:

1. Determine occupancy category of building or other structure
( Based on NSCP, Table 103-1 Occupancy Category)

OCCUPANCY CATEGORY I
SPECIAL OCCUPANCY STRUCTURES – Power and Communication
Transmission Lines

2. Determine the basic wind speed, V, for the applicable risk category,
(Based on NSCP, Figure 207A.5-IC )
 Figure 207A.5-IC, Basic Wind Speeds for Occupancy Category I Buildings and
other Structures

260 km 1000 km 1 hr
x x =72 . 22m/ s
V= hr 1 km 3600

3. Determine wind load parameters:

(Based on Section 207A.6 and Table 207A.6-1)
* Wind directionality factor, Kd = 0.85
 Table 207A.6-1
(Based on Section 207.A.7.3)
* Exposure Category B, C or D, see Section 207A.7.3
EXPOSURE CATEGORY C
Exposure C: Exposure C shall apply for all cases where Exposures B or D
do not apply.

(Based on Section 207.8.2 and Figure 207 A.8-1)

* Topographic factor, Kzt,
Kzt = 1.0

(Based on Section 207A.9)

* Gust Effect Factor, G,
G = 0.85

4. Determine velocity pressure exposure coefficient, Kz or Kh

( Based on section 207D.3.1)

For
4. 5m≤z≤z g :
2
K z=2. 01 ( z /z g ) ¿

The constants ¿ and

zg are tabulated in Table 207 A. 9-1
5. Determine velocity pressure qz or qh.
(Based on Equation 207D.3-1)

q z =0 . 613 K z K zt K d V 2

 2. Temperature
To evolve design of tower, three temperatures: max. temperature, min.
temperature and everyday temperature are very important. Tower height as
well as sag and tension calculations of conductor and earthwire vary with the
change in the above three temperatures. The temperature range varies for
different parts of Philippines.

(a) Maximum Temperature of ACSR conductor = 75 deg C

(b) Maximum Temperature of Earthwire = 53 deg C
 3. Seismic Consideration

SEISMIC LOAD COMPUTATION

Given:
 Occupancy Category I (NSCP 2015 Table 103-1)

 Seismic Zone 4
 Importance Factor: I = 1.50 (NSCP 2015 Table 208-1)

 Numerical Factor: R = 8.0 (NSCP 2015 Table 208-11B)

 Near Source Factor: Nv = 1.00 (NSCP 2015 Table208-6)

 Tower Height: hn = 35m

 Ct = 0.0853 (for steel moment-resisting frames)

 Total Dead Load: W = 63.578316578 KN

  Base Shear:

 Seismic Coefficient:

Seismic Coefficient:
Cv = 0.64Nv (NSCP 2015 Table 208-8)
= 0.64 (1.00)
Cv = 0.64
Natural Period:
T = Cthn3/4 (NSCP 2015 Eq. 208-12)
= 0.0853(35)3/4
T = 1.227439413s

Total Design Base Shear:

Cv I
V= W (NSCP 2015 Eq. 208-8)
RT
(0.64)(1.50)
= (63.578316578)
(8.0)(1.2274)
= 6.215702306 KN