About the author  ⁄ David C. Gelder, P.E.

David C. Gelder, P.E. (DGelder@trcsolutions.com), is licensed as a professional engineer in the State of California and works as a Transmission Engineer for TRC in Salt Lake City, UT.

Within the structural community, there seems to be a lack of awareness, as well as a growing opportunity, regarding overhead electrical transmission and distribution structures. In the United States alone there are millions of miles of corridor consisting of aging single- and double-pole structures and lattice towers. These structures form an impressive network, supporting high and extra-high voltage wires (12 kV to 765 kV) and delivering power from generation facilities to customers located hundreds of miles away.

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