COMING IN JULY 2026
Companion manual to MOP 160, Overhead Power Line and Substation Foundations: State of Practice, Basics, Type Selection, Geotechnical Topics, and Specialty Analysis.
Sponsored by the Task Committee on Overhead Power Line and Substation Foundations of the Committee on Overhead Power Line Structures of SEI Technical Community the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE
Overhead Power Line and Substation Foundations: Design Loads, Strength Factors, Threshold Criteria, and Design/Construction Methodologies, MOP 161, provides an overview of the best practices and recommendations regarding the analysis, design, and construction of electrical overhead power line structure and substation structure foundations and summarizes the most common foundation design considerations.
Topics include
- Foundation design loads, strength factors, and threshold criteria;
- Drilled shafts;
- Direct-embedded pole foundations;
- Shallow foundations;
- Large diameter open pipe piles;
- Driven piles;
- Micropiles;
- Helical piles;
- Continuous flight auger piles; and
- Tension only anchors.
Companion manual to MOP 160, Overhead Power Line and Substation Foundations: State of Practice, Basics, Type Selection, Geotechnical Topics, and Specialty Analysis, MOP 161 will provide comprehensive information to engineers with varying foundation design experience to help make informed, uniform decisions regarding transmission line and substation foundations.