Mannheim Tower Testing Station - Pylon 2 Freileitungsmastprüfanlage Mannheim
Schafweide Mannheim Germany
Status:
built
Construction Dates
Began
1959
Finished
1959
Building Uses
- science
Structural Types
- truss tower
Heights
Value
Source / Comments
Spire
213 ft
Unconfirmed
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Description - Owner: ABB Group (Asea Brown Boveri Group)
- Tower Testing Station Mannheim is a facility for testing static properties of electricity pylons. A pylon is built up on the test bed. From the two towers, which form with the test bed an angle of 90 degrees, ropes are pulled toward the pylon, and then via winches pushing forces are put on the pylon in he test bed. Its reaction toward this forces are registred.
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