Life prediction of aging wood poles and subsequent inspection practice – a case study

Abstract

Present methods of establishing inspection and maintenance programs for wood poles are prescriptive in nature and do not consider the life data of poles in a particular region. In this paper, a methodology is discussed for estimating the useful life of older poles having survived a certain number of years, using life data analysis. A procedure is presented to establish the timing of the next inspection of older poles based on the current acceptable replacement rate.

Citation

Li, H., Bhuyan, G.S. and Tarampi, D. (2004), "Life prediction of aging wood poles and subsequent inspection practice – a case study", COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp. 15-20. https://doi.org/10.1108/03321640410507518