Wood Pole Overhead Lines provides comprehensive coverage of medium voltage wood pole overhead lines. It includes guidance on the planning and mechanical design of overhead lines, as well as details of statutory requirements and the latest UK and European standards affecting UK design of wood pole networks, Sag/tension calculations are explained, and details of the latest work on safe design tension limits to avoid conductor fatigue from vibration are included. The basic characteristics of bare and covered conductors are discussed as well as upgrading possibilities, condition assessment and the latest work on 'health indices' for overhead lines. Other topics include wood pole decay and mitigation methods, maintenance schedules, live line working and basic lightning protection.

• Chapter 1: The need for overhead lines
• Chapter 2: Statutory requirements
• Chapter 3: Surveying and profiling
• Chapter 4: Traditional and probabilistic design standards
• Chapter 5: Overhead line design
• Chapter 6: Mechanical design of poles, cross-arms and foundations
• Chapter 7: Weather loads, conductor sags and tensions
• Chapter 8: Conductor characteristics and selection
• Chapter 9: Bare, insulated and covered conductors
• Chapter 10: Line construction
• Chapter 11: Inspection techniques
• Chapter 12: Specific line inspection regimes
• Chapter 13: Condition assessment and health indices
• Chapter 14: Failure modes in overhead lines
• Chapter 15: Wood pole decay mechanisms and remedial treatments
• Chapter 16: Line and component susceptibility to weather effects
• Chapter 17: Live line working in the UK
• Chapter 18: Lightning and lightning protection
• Chapter 19: The future