Program At-a-Glance

This project intends to help improve engineering-based design and installation procedures to accommodate electrical, mechanical, and thermal requirements for long-term performance, considering thermo-mechanical behaviors of cables and accessories as well as corrosive environments of buried or in-manhole components. Results can help utilities with effective inspection and monitoring methods for cable system condition assessment, as well as a better understanding of cable and component aging and failure mechanisms and end-of-life criteria.