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Appendix 5.1: : Conductor Sag and Tension Calculations

By Hugh M. Ryan (ed)

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Appendix 5.1: : Conductor Sag and Tension

Calculations
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The equation for sag, D, can also be expanded as follows:

Typically, a 400 m span and a tension of 2500 kg with a conductor of mass 1.74
kg/m will have a sag of:

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The second term of the calculation is only 0.15% of the first term and, therefore, to a
first approximation it is usual to ignore it. Accordingly, the equation:

is used to calculate sags and tensions for level spans when the sag is less than
about 10% of the span. This equation describes the shape of a parabola.

For use in the case of supports on sloping ground, i.e. with supports at A and B in
the following diagram, the parabolic equation for sag and tension is adapted as
follows:

where, as shown in Figure 5.15. X is the distance from the lower support B.

Figure 5.15: Parabola for line conductor supported at unequal heights.

It should be noted that the parabola follows the same curve from A to B as for a
parabola with level supports fixed at A and C. The above equation is sufficiently
accurate for determining sags and tensions of slack spans from the terminal...

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