Reston, Va. – ASCE’s latest manual of practice, Guidelines for Electrical Transmission Line Structural Loading, MOP 74, Fourth Edition, provides the most current and relevant loading concepts and applications specific to transmission line design. A valuable resource for the development of a loading philosophy for electrical transmission structures, the information presented can be applied to an individual project or at a regional level.

This new publication offers up-to-date techniques for quantifying weather-related loads, uniform procedures and definitions and updated techniques for quantifying wire system and other non-weather-related loads, and much more.

MOP 74, Fourth Edition, will be an important guide to engineers involved in electrical utility and structural engineering.

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Limited review copies are available for book reviews. Please contact Kevin Higgins, khiggins@asce.org; phone 703-295-6266.

 
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