Electric Power Systems Foundations
Identifying common goals, guidelines and aligning standards of practice for transmission structure foundations to improve their overall design and construction in North America. The committee provides an industry-wide forum to address issues related to deep foundation design, construction, economy, risk, safety, and quality in the electric power industry. This collaboration connects electric power industry professionals with contractors, consultants, researchers/academics, and manufacturers/suppliers.
Committee Chairs
Co-Chair
Peter Kandaris, P.E.
Gannett Fleming
Peter Kandaris, P.E., consultant, has over 40 years of experience in geotechnical investigations and foundation design for major electric system projects. He has designed thousands of drilled shaft foundations for transmission lines using reliability-based methods. With bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Arizona State University, he is active in ASCE committees and is a licensed engineer in five states.
Co-Chair
Christopher Love
Minova USA
Chris Love, commercial sales lead at Minova USA, specializes in manufacturing hollow bar, solid bar and strand anchors for deep foundation drilling. Before joining Minove, Chris worked for more than 11 years at Con-Tech Systems. An active member of DFI, ADSC and ADSC Carolinas Chapter, he continues contributing to industry advancements.
Committee News & Events
Fundamentals
Our fundamentals lay the deep foundations for all our work.
- IEEE Standard 691-2000, IEEE Guide for Transmission Structure Foundation Design and Testing
- ASCE Substation Structure Design Guide, 2008
- EPRI: Reliability-Based Design of Foundations for Transmission Line Structures, 1995
- EPRI: Transmission Structure Foundation Design Guide, 2012 (available to EPRI members)
- CEATI: Guide for Transmission Line Foundations with Least Impact to the Environment