wiredInUSA May 2018

Ellis cable cleats have been specified and installed by the US Army Corps of Engineers

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Ellis cable cleats have been specified and installed by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) at the Fort Randall dam in Pickstown, South Dakota. The Fort Randall Dam pipe cable system replacement project is being overseen by the USACE and involves the removal of 48,000ftof single-conductor oil-impregnated paper-insulated copper cable, eight oil- filled pipe cables and 8,000ft of steel pipe; and the installation of 48,000ft of single- conductor copper cable. Tony Conroy, global sales director of Ellis, said: “The job itself proved extremely challenging, not least because of the tight constraints of the existing support structure.

But by working together, the combined experience of the USACE engineers and our in-house design team meant we were able to arrive at and then deliver the perfect solution for the project.” Ellis’s bespoke solution required USACE modifications to the existing steel angle supporting structures to accommodate both its Centaur cable saddles and Centaur anchors. “The scale of the project needs to be seen to be believed,” added Conroy. “For example, the eight oil-filled pipe cables removed contained 24,000 gallons of insulating oil; and some of the circuits were an astonishing 1,500ft long.”

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wiredInUSA - May 2018