Design of Electrical Transmission Lines, Structures, and Foundations
暫譯: 電力傳輸線、結構與基礎設計

這本書涵蓋了高壓輸電線路的線性建模、結構和基礎系統、導體、絕緣體、硬體和組件組裝。在大多數發展中國家，「輸電結構」這個術語通常指的是格狀鋼塔。實際上，這個術語包括了各種材料（如木材、鋼材、混凝土和複合材料）所構成的廣泛結構系統和配置。本書討論了這些系統以及相關主題，如結構功能和配置、設計的荷載案例、分析技術、線路、結構和基礎建模、設計交付物以及該領域的最新進展。在基礎部分，詳細討論了與直接埋設、鑽孔樁、擴展基礎、振動圍堰、微型樁和錨固相關的理論。本版新增了與氣候變遷相關的法規變更，以及一章關於複雜設計情況的特別章節。

特色：
- 涵蓋輸電和配電線路
- 探索建模、分析和設計
- 包含有關結構和基礎系統的部分

本書針對學生、在職工程師、研究人員和學術界人士，提供了針對學生的設計問題解答，對於參與輸電線路結構和基礎設計及維護的人士來說，包含了有益的信息。對於學術界而言，這將是研究生級課程的合適教科書/設計指南。公用事業和電力公司的工程師及管理人員將會發現這本書在工作中是一個有用的參考資料。

Dr. Sriram Kalaga is a retired principal civil-structural engineering consultant based in the capital region of Washington, DC. He holds bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in Civil Engineering with a specialization in
Structural Engineering and Mechanics. His research background includes finite element methods, stability, nonlinearities, beam-to-column bolted connections, end restraints in angle columns, laterally loaded piles, low-cost composites, transmission and distribution structures, and foundations and reliability assessment of wood and composite poles subject to hurricane winds. He has published more than 60 research papers in various peer-reviewed journals and conferences.

He has been involved in transmission line structural design in the USA for over 24 years, while his overall experience as a civil engineer spans 44 years. As a consulting engineer, he helped develop various in-house design manuals and technical specifications related to utility structures and foundations. He has co-authored the first textbook on transmission structures and foundations published in the USA and Europe.

As a visiting emeritus professor in India, he presented lectures on transmission structural analysis and design and recently served as a guest editor for an online Civil Engineering Journal. He also assisted the Journal of Structure and Infrastructure Engineering as a reviewer of articles. In addition to being a fellow of ASCE, he is also a fellow of SEI and a member of AISC, ACI, and IEEE. He also served on the ASCE Blue Ribbon Panel on composite transmission structures and is currently a member of the ASCE Foundation Standards Committee and ASCE Standard 72 Committee. He is a licensed professional engineer in ten states and holds a diploma in Project Management.

Dr. Prasad Yenumula is currently a principal engineer in the Transmission Line Engineering System Standards group at Duke Energy and a recognized industry leader. He earned his Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees in Civil Engineering, along with an MBA with a specialization in Global Management. With a post-doctoral fellowship in engineering, he published more than 60 research papers in various journals and conferences and delivered over one hundred presentations at industry meetings. He has worked as a line design engineer, line standards engineer, and lines asset manager in the U.S. and Canada for over 28 years. He has been responsible for managing and leading numerous line projects and special assignments, as well as developing various technical standards and specifications.

Dr. Yenumula is also an adjunct professor at Gonzaga University in Washington, contributing to the development and teaching of the online Transmission & Distribution Engineering Master's program. As one of the founding faculty members of this program, Dr. Yenumula teaches seven different courses. He previously taught business students at the University of Phoenix. He has offered training classes in line design, standards, and line design software. He has been invited to deliver several presentations, including keynote talks, and has served as a reviewer of research papers, an advisor to Master's students, and an examiner for doctoral candidates.

Dr. Yenumula is currently the chair of the Line Design Task Force of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). He is also the past chair and current executive committee member of CEATI (Center for Energy Advancement through Technological Innovation) International's Line Design Interest Group. Additionally, Dr. Yenumula is chair of the ASCE ETS Task Committee on the Design of Overhead Line and Substation Foundations and led the development of the first Manual of Practice on foundations for the utility industry. He is a member of the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) Subcommittee 5 (Strength and Loadings); EEI's NESC/Electric Utilities Representative Coordinating Task Force; ASCE; ISSMGE; SEI; and DFI. He is also an active member of various national standards committees, including ASCE's new loading standard 84, ASCE 10 on lattice towers, ASCE 48 on steel poles, the ASCE FRP Blue Ribbon Panel Review Team, and ANSI C29 on insulators. He serves as Duke's industry advisor to NATF, NEETRAC, EPRI, and CEATI. He has received 27 awards for his engineering, research, and teaching accomplishments, including Best Ph.D. Thesis, Best Research Paper awards, four Faculty of the Year awards, enterprise operational excellence awards, four EPRI Technology Transfer Awards, and the prestigious James B. Duke Career Achievement Award.

Dr. Sriram Kalaga 是一位退休的土木結構工程顧問，居住在華盛頓特區的首都地區。他擁有土木工程的學士、碩士和博士學位，專攻結構工程與力學。他的研究背景包括有限元素法、穩定性、非線性、梁與柱的螺栓連接、角柱的端約束、側向載荷的樁、低成本複合材料、傳輸與配電結構，以及木材和複合材料電桿在颶風風力下的基礎和可靠性評估。他在各種同行評審的期刊和會議上發表了超過60篇研究論文。

他在美國從事傳輸線結構設計已有超過24年的經驗，而作為土木工程師的總體經驗則長達44年。作為顧問工程師，他協助開發了與公用事業結構和基礎相關的各種內部設計手冊和技術規範。他共同編寫了美國和歐洲出版的第一本有關傳輸結構和基礎的教科書。

作為印度的訪問名譽教授，他曾就傳輸結構分析和設計進行演講，並最近擔任了一本線上土木工程期刊的客座編輯。他還協助《結構與基礎工程期刊》擔任文章的審稿人。除了是美國土木工程師學會（ASCE）的會士外，他還是結構工程學會（SEI）的會士，以及美國鋼鐵建築協會（AISC）、美國混凝土學會（ACI）和電氣與電子工程師學會（IEEE）的成員。他曾參與ASCE的藍絲帶小組，專注於複合材料傳輸結構，並目前是ASCE基金會標準委員會和ASCE標準72委員會的成員。他在十個州擁有專業工程師執照，並持有專案管理文憑。

Dr. Prasad Yenumula 目前是杜克能源（Duke Energy）傳輸線工程系統標準小組的首席工程師，並且是一位公認的行業領袖。他獲得了土木工程的學士、碩士和博士學位，並擁有專攻全球管理的MBA學位。擁有工程博士後研究獎學金的他，在各種期刊和會議上發表了超過60篇研究論文，並在行業會議上進行了超過一百次的演講。他在美國和加拿大擔任過線路設計工程師、線路標準工程師和線路資產經理，已有超過28年的經驗。他負責管理和領導多個線路項目和特別任務，並開發各種技術標準和規範。

Dr. Yenumula 也是華盛頓的甘佐加大學（Gonzaga University）的兼任教授，參與在線傳輸與配電工程碩士課程的開發和教學。作為該課程的創始教員之一，Dr. Yenumula 教授七門不同的課程。他曾在菲尼克斯大學教授商業學生，並提供線路設計、標準和線路設計軟體的培訓課程。他受邀進行多次演講，包括主題演講，並擔任研究論文的審稿人、碩士生的顧問以及博士候選人的考官。

Dr. Yenumula 目前是電力研究所（EPRI）線路設計工作小組的主席。他也是CEATI（透過技術創新推進能源的中心）國際線路設計興趣小組的前主席和現任執行委員會成員。此外，Dr. Yenumula 是ASCE ETS任務委員會的主席，負責設計架空線和變電站基礎，並主導了公用事業行業基礎的第一本實務手冊的開發。他是全國電氣安全法規（NESC）第5小組（強度與載荷）、EEI的NESC/電力公用事業代表協調工作小組、ASCE、ISSMGE、SEI和DFI的成員。他還是多個國家標準委員會的活躍成員，包括ASCE的新載荷標準84、ASCE 10的格架塔、ASCE 48的鋼桿、ASCE FRP藍絲帶小組審查團隊，以及ANSI C29的絕緣體。他擔任杜克能源的行業顧問，參與NATF、NEETRAC、EPRI和CEATI。他因其工程、研究和教學成就獲得了27項獎項，包括最佳博士論文、最佳研究論文獎、四次年度最佳教員獎、企業運營卓越獎、四次EPRI技術轉移獎，以及享有盛譽的詹姆斯·B·杜克職業成就獎。