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This Chapter intends to cover the aspects related to the design, test and fabrication of the structures used as support for the Overhead Transmission Lines.

Originally published by Cigré, 2014, under the ISBN 978-2-85873-284-5.

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  1. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

    João B. G. F. Silva

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  1. João B. G. F. Silva
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  4. Ruy C. R. Menezes
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Silva, J.B.G.F., Fuchs, A., Gheorghita, G., Menezes, R.C.R., van Tilburg, J.P.M. (2017). Supports. In: Papailiou, K. (eds) Overhead Lines. CIGRE Green Books. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31747-2_12

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