TRAINING COURSE:
Temporary Structures
Course Category: Transmission and Distribution
Course description: The purpose of this course is to describe why and how temporary structures may be used to support transmission lines. Circumstances that could lead to a need for temporary structures are presented, and positioning, assembly, and guying of a temporary structure are demonstrated. How to transfer lines to a temporary structure is also explained. At the conclusion of this course, participants should understand why temporary structures are sometimes used. They should understand how to position, assemble, and guy a temporary structure. They should also be able to explain how to safely transfer transmission lines to a temporary structure.
Course syllabus:
- Introduction
- Describe the types of permanent transmission structures
- Identify the components of a permanent structure
- State conditions that can lead to a permanent structure failure
- Identify factors that must be considered before a temporary structure is built
- Planning Temporary Structures
- Identify factors that should be considered in planning for the construction of a temporary structure
- Foundations and Anchors
- Describe the functions of temporary structure foundations and anchors
- Describe types of foundations and anchors used to build temporary structures
- Tower Assembly and Erection
- Describe factors that determine where a tower is assembled
- Describe the components of a typical tower
- Describe methods of erecting a tower
- Tower Assembly, Part 1
- Describe a general procedure for the installation of foundations and anchors for a temporary structure
- Describe a general procedure for tower assembly
- Tower Assembly, Part 2 and Line Attachment
- Describe a general procedure for erecting the first and second towers of a four-tower temporary structure
- Explain how to attach one phase of transmission line
*This course is discounted for NATE members.
