| Article ID: | iaor2005835 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 23 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 15 |
| End Page Number: | 20 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Journal: | COMPEL: International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
| Authors: | Li Hong, Bhuyan Gouri S., Tarampi Dexter |
| Keywords: | maintenance, repair & replacement, forestry |
Present methods of establishing inspection and maintenance programmes for wood poles are prescriptive in nature and do not consider the life data of poles in a particular region. In this paper, a methodology is discussed for estimating the useful life of older poles having survived a certain number of years, using life data analysis. A procedure is presented to establish the timing of the next inspection of older poles based on the current acceptable replacement rate.