Training Courses

ASEC offers PDH Training Courses to advance our industry. If you are interested in scheduling a course, please contact us.

Transmission Planning

  • System Studies
  • ROW
  • Permitting
  • Aerial Survey

Conductor Characteristics

  • Electrical Characteristics
  • Sag Tension
  • Conductor Selection
  • Conductor Motion

Structure Configuration & Structure Types 

  • Structure Types & Configurations
  • Structure Materials
  • Aesthetic Considerations
  • Design Factors

Hardware & Assemblies

  • Conductor Hardware
  • Insulators
  • OPGW Hardware
  • Shield Wire Hardware

Electrical Clearances & Mechanical Loading 

  • Design Criteria
  • Weather & Load Cases
  • Clearances

Foundation Design

  • Types of Transmission Structure Foundation
  • Design
  • Software Used
  • MFAD Examples

Construction Methods & Design Considerations

  • Modifications to Existing Lines
  • Stringing
  • Structure Setting & Placement
Structure Loading Criteria

  • NESC
  • ASCE Standard 7
  • ASCE Manual 74
  • Other loading standards

Design Manuals and Standards

  • ASCE Standard 48
  • ASCE Standard 10
  • ASCE Manual 91
  • ASCE Manual 113

Design and Analysis of Structures

  • Design of lattice structures
  • Design of steel pole structures
  • Specialized foundations

Software

  • PLS TOWER
  • PLS POLE
  • Other FEA software

Testing

  • Full-scale structure testing
  • Computer simulation

Innovation in Design

  • Importance of aesthetics in design
  • Latest innovations

Manufacturing

  • Latticed towers
  • Steel poles
  • Other types
  • Types of finishes