Wires
The assumption that the horizontal tension doesn't change in a section is the basis for this line design concept.
What is the ruling span?
A circular steel disk with holes to accommodate hardware attachments on a pole
What is a ring vang?
This software was developed by EPRI in the 1980's specifically for electric utility structure foundations.
What is FAD (or MFAD)?
This individual is the 3rd, and some say the best, DM for the Ft Worth OH Line group?
Who is Barrett Richie?
With an average store size of 35,000 sq. ft. and a beaver for a mascot, this mega gas station has a cult-type following and is a Texas staple
What is Buc-ee's?
This wire type includes a gap between layers and is generally not used in the US anymore because of corrosion issues
What is self-damping conductor?
The gust response factor and wind pressure coefficient are considered in this loading condition
What is NESC 250C?
These foundations are typically steel tubes vibrated into the ground using driving ears.
What are vibratory caissons?
This school is/was attended by 10 employees currently reporting to Dept 118
What is Louisiana Tech?
Famous for their large bill, this once endangered bird is the official state bird of Louisiana.
What is the Brown Pelican?
This is the axial length of one complete revolution of a helical strand around a conductor.
What is the lay length?
This condition accounts for the loads developed when splicing wire at a suspension structure
What is snub or snub-off loading?
This criteria sets allowable limits for the ultimate load, deflection, and rotation of a drilled pier foundation.
What is the foundation performance criteria?
This is the name of the only printer located in the T-Line department.
What is the Dexter printer?
With just upwards of 80,000 students, this college campus has the highest enrollment in the United States.
What is Arizona State University?
This is the term used when a wires tension in the aluminum is reduced to zero and the total tension load is shifted to the steel core.
What is the knee-point?
This grade of steel is typically used for galvanized steel poles
ASTM A572?
This software uses structural theory and P-Y curves to model the nonlinear response of surrounding soil.
What is LPile?
This annual event was hosted every summer at Greg Blank's trailer house and featured a slip-and-slide.
What is the White Trash Bash?
With a 9.3 rating, this crime thriller released in 1994 is the top-rated movie on IMBD
What is The Shawshank Redemption?
Cigre 643 indicates this temperature initiates annealing of 1350-H19 aluminum
What is 93°C (200°F)?
This welding code covers material and design, fabrication, inspection, qualification, and reporting as it pertains to structural steel fabrication and erection
What is AWS D1.1?
This plane of weakness in concrete is caused by an interruption or delay in concreting operations
What is a cold joint?
In 2012, the Fort Worth office moved from this downtown building to its current location.
What is Mallick Tower?
This is the pharaoh who commissioned the construction of the Great Pyramid in Egypt
Who is Khufu (koo-foo)?