TRANSMISSION ENGINEERING STANDARD TES-P-104.05, Rev.

4.2.2 For cable to be pulled with a cable grip over the sheath:

a. For a cable with a lead sheath, maximum tension in newtons (N) is

equal to 10.342 times the lead cross-sectional area in square
millimeters(mm2).

b. For cable with copper or aluminum sheath, the maximum pulling

tension shall not exceed 4.45kN newtons and, shall not exceed the
maximum tension calculated in accordance with paragraph 4.2.1
above.

c. If manufacturer recommends less maximum tension to be placed than

the specified above, his recommendation shall be followed..

4.3 The pulling tension (T) for a given installation shall be calculated from the following
formulas or shall be as per manufacturer’s requirements:

4.3.1 For a straight section:

T = 9.8 x L x W x f x OF x N (Eq.05-1)

Where:
T = Pulling tension in newtons
L = Length of duct run in m
W = Weight of cable plus 1% allowance per single core
cable in Kg/m
f = Coefficient of friction (generally assumed as 0.5)
OF = Occupancy factor
N = Number of cables per duct

Coefficient of friction shall be usually taken as 0.5. For new installations

where ducts are well aligned and clean and the cable well lubricated, a value
lower than 0.5 shall be used.

Table 05-03: Co-efficient of Friction

Jacket Pulling on Roller Pulling into duct

Material Without With
Lubricant Lubricant
Polyethylene 0.1~ 0.2 0.3 ~ 0.4 0.15 ~ 0.25
PVC 0.1 ~ 0.2 0.5 ~ 0.6 0.25 ~ 0.35

a. For single-core cable per duct, equation 05-01 becomes:

T = 9.8 x L x W x f (Eq.05-2)
Where:
OF = 1
N = 1

TESP10405R0/AAG Date of Approval: February 18, 2007 PAGE NO. 8 OF 26