Foundation is required to support electrical structures like transmission towers, poles, and transformers. For pole foundations, a pit is excavated and filled with concrete in layers around a pole inserted at the bottom. Typical foundation depths range from 1.5 to 2 meters depending on pole height and location. Pole spacing also varies from 30 to 60 meters depending on whether the area is residential or rural. Construction of foundations involves calculating volumes and cement quantities for lean concrete, pedestals, copings, and earth pits using specified ratios.
Foundation is required to support electrical structures like transmission towers, poles, and transformers. For pole foundations, a pit is excavated and filled with concrete in layers around a pole inserted at the bottom. Typical foundation depths range from 1.5 to 2 meters depending on pole height and location. Pole spacing also varies from 30 to 60 meters depending on whether the area is residential or rural. Construction of foundations involves calculating volumes and cement quantities for lean concrete, pedestals, copings, and earth pits using specified ratios.
Foundation is required to support electrical structures like transmission towers, poles, and transformers. For pole foundations, a pit is excavated and filled with concrete in layers around a pole inserted at the bottom. Typical foundation depths range from 1.5 to 2 meters depending on pole height and location. Pole spacing also varies from 30 to 60 meters depending on whether the area is residential or rural. Construction of foundations involves calculating volumes and cement quantities for lean concrete, pedestals, copings, and earth pits using specified ratios.
transmission tower, lighting poles, and transformer erection etc in the field of electrical engineering. For foundation of single wooden, concrete or steel pole, the pit is excavated to a required depth. Precast concrete poles or steel poles are inserted in the pit.
Concrete mixture is poured layer by layer
and is rammed every time. Mixture ratio is normally 1:2:4 of cement: san: stone. Depth for foundation is generally 1/6 Th of the length of pole.
Typical depth of foundation pits are as
follows:
Pole size (meter): 9 10 12 15 18
Depth of foundation: 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.8 2
Location of poles:
Poles are located at least
1.5meter away from fire hydrant, underground cable trench, and 5meter away from road boarder and railway Height of the pole in distribution system-
10M, 12M, 14M
Span of the pole:
Residential area: 30 to 50m Rural areas : 50 to 60m Foundation for 9 meter street pole :-
a) Lean concrete ratio-1:3:6 (cement: sand: stone)
Volume: 0.7X 0.7X0.15 = 0.0735M3
Cement required per M3= 220kg
Cement for above volume= 16.17 kg
b) Pedestal PCC at ratio 1:2:4 Outer dia =0.540M Inner dia= 0.15M Height = 1.5M Volume = π/4 x (D2-d2) x H = π/4 x (0.542-0.142) x 1.5 = 0.321M3 Cement required for ratio 1:2:4 @ =320kg per M3 For 0.321 M3 volume cement required = 320 x 0.312 = 102.72kg c) Copping ratio 1:2:4
Plaster 4x0.3x0.45 = 0.54M3 4x0.6x0.1 = 0.24M3 2x0.3x0.15 = 0.09M3 ------------ 1.05x5.47 = 5.749kg Total cement consumption For one earth pit chamber = 14.58kg FOUNDATION OF FEEDER PILLAR & TELEPHONE DB 1. Lean concrete: 1:3:6 Cement 0.11x 220kg/M3 2. Brick work = 2x1.0x0.5x0.075= 0.075M3 2x0.5 x0.35x0.6= 0.21M3 0.9 x0.5x0.3 = 0.135 ------------------------------------------------- Total =0.42M3
Cement = 0.42x95kg/M3 (1:4 mortar)
=39.9 kg 3. Plaster 12 mm thick 0.9 x0.3x2 = 0.54M2 Total = 0.84M2 Cement: =0.84x547kg/100M2 =4.6kg 4. Neat coat =1.7kg@1.9kg/M2 for area of 0.84M2 Foundation of post top fixture a) Lean concrete ratio-1:3:6 (cement: sand: stone) Volume: 0.7X 0.7X0.15 = 0.0735M3 Cement required per M3= 220kg Cement for above volume= 16.17 kg
b) Pedestal PCC at ratio 1:2:4
0.5x0.5x0.1 = 0.25M3x320 =80kg Height = 1.5M Cement required for ratio 1:2:4 @ =320kg per M3