SAG TENSION CALCULATIONS

PARAMETERS:
Basic Span (l) 500 Meters
Ultimate Tensile Strength of Conductor (U.T.S.) 9993 Kg
Overall diameter of the conductor (d) 23.55 mm
Weight of the Conductor (w) 1.11 Kg/m
Wind Pressure (P) 1353.486 N/M2
Co-efficient of linear Expansion (α) 1.91E-05 /°C
Young's Modulus of elasticity (Final) (Ef) 7.30E+05 Kg/cm2
Maximum Temperature (Ambient) 80 °C
Maximum Temperature (Conductor) 80 °C
Minimum Temperature (Ambient) 0 °C
Minimum Temperature (Conductor)
Every day Temperature 35 °C
Area of Cross section of the conductor (A) 3.2852 cm2
Factor of safety (F.O.S.) (at 35 °C) 5
Factor of safety (F.O.S.) (Otherwise) 2.5
δ= w
Weight of the Conductor per unit area (δ) A
0.33787897 Kg/m/cm2
Minimum Ground Clearance 9 M

CONDITION : I

Temperature = 35 °C

Wind = Nil

Factor of Safety = 5

Working tension ; (T1) = U.T.S

F.O.S

T1 = 1998.6 kg/cm2

Working Strees ; (f1) = T1

A

f1 = 608.36479 Kg/cm2

Loading factor ; q1 = √ P² + w² = 1 (For no wind ; P = 0)

w

The working stress is determined by the following formula:

f1² (f1 - k ) = l² δ² q1² Ef

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k = f1 - l² δ² q1² Ef
24 f12

k = -1737.19128
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CONDITION : II

Temperature = 80 °C

Wind = Nil

Loading factor ; q2 = √ P² + w² = 1 (For no wind ; P = 0)

w
Difference of Temperature
= 45 °C

The working stress is determined by the following formula:

f2² [f2 - (k - α t Ef ) = l² δ² q2² Ef

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f2² [f2 - -2364.626279 = 868108396

f2² [f2 + 628.1281859] = 868108396

f2 = 348.5 kg/cm2

Working Tension ; T2 = f2 X A

= 1144.8922 kg/cm2

Maximum Sag ; s = l2 δ q2
8 X f2

= 30.297612 M

CONDITION : III

Temperature = 32 °C

Wind = Nil

Loading factor ; q3 = √ P² + w² = 1 (For no wind ; P = 0)

w

Difference of Temperature = -3

The working stress is determined by the following formula:

f3² [f3 - (k - α t Ef ) = l² δ² q3² Ef

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f3² [f3 - -1695.362279 = 868108396

f3² [f3 - 81.45171409] = 868108396

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f3 = 601.60214 kg/cm2

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 Working Tension ; T3 = f3 X A

= 1976.3833 kg/cm2

Maximum Sag ; s = l2 δ q3
8 X f3

= 17.550998 M

CONDITION : IV

Temperature = 0 °C

Wind = Nil

Loading factor ; q4 = √ P² + w² = 1 (For no wind ; P = 0)

w

Difference of Temperature = -35

The working stress is determined by the following formula:

f4² [f4 - (k - α t Ef ) = l² δ² q4² Ef

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f4² [f4 - -1249.186279 = 868108396

f4² [f4 - 509.8773141] = 868108396

f4 = 901.5 kg/cm2

Working Tension ; T4 = f4 X A

= 2961.6078 kg/cm2

Maximum Sag ; s = l2 δ q4
8 X f4

= 11.712388 M

Sag at any Span = Sag at Basic Span x (Span Length)2

(Basic Span)2