Electrical Power Systems Foundations
Committee Initiatives
Contents
Suggested Best Practices for Deep Foundation used to Support Electric System Transmission Lines – White Paper
A ten-chapter white paper in the final draft stage that gives a comprehensive summary of the types of foundations used in the electric power industry, their design methods, best practice investigation and construction approaches, and a summary of industry shortcomings to aid in outlining future research needs.
In Situ Long-Term Foundation Testing
A new committee initiative to establish load and performance monitoring in working transmission line structure foundations. The goal is to perform long-term monitoring of loads and reactions within foundations too large to test by expensive full-scale methods.
ASCE Manual of Practice for the Design of Overhead Line and Substation Foundations
ASCE, under SEI’s Electrical Transmission and Substation Structures Committee, formed a new subcommittee in December 2019 to address issues similar to the DFI white paper and develop a manual of practice. Five members from the DFI Electric Power System Foundations Committee are on this ASCE subcommittee, helping to guide this important industry document.