Tower Tsec
Tower Tsec
ATION OF TO
GUIDELINES FOR T S EVALUA OWERS AS PER TEC GR //SERC APPRO
OVED DESIG
GN
Gene
eral Infrastru
ucture.
a. The general infrastructu ure of the manufacturring premisees shall confirm to all the
reequirementss as per Claause No. 3.6.1 and AP PPENDIX‐G of QM‐360//Issue‐1inclu uding
pollution con ntrol board cclearance an nd ISO 9001 1:2000. Dye Penetration n test facilityy (for
w
welded joints s) shall be avvailable in‐hoouse.
b. In
n case the existing
e IA clearance
c is available only
o for man nufacturing and testing of a
lo
ower level (30M) toweer, the IA shall be ree‐assessed for f availability of adeq quate
horizontal assembling arrea, machineery etc. for any higher sized towers (40, 60M etc.)
offered in futture and the same shall be referred to CGM office.
c. The galvanizing plant shall essentiallly have all the facilitiess as per App
pendix‐G of QM‐
360/Issue‐1.
d. The production capacity of the man nufacturer sh hall be prop perly assesseed after veriifying
th
he plant, maanpower and d machineryy by the guid delines conttained in Ap ppendix‐K of QM‐
360.
Offerring the tow
wer for T S Evvaluation.
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Test report
i. The fabrication drawing shall be prepared by the manufacturer for the complete tower
including all accessories and it shall mark the sizes of all members, details of joints,
outer to outer dimensions and height levels of different sections etc of the tower. All
drawings shall be signed by the manufacturer’s representatives for prepared/approved
status. Proper identification shall also be provided for members and tower sections as
per BOM.
ii. The shop floor drawing shall be prepared by the manufacturer for the complete tower
including all accessories and it shall mark the sizes of all individual members. All
drawings shall be signed by the manufacturer’s representatives for prepared/approved
status with identity. Proper identification of the components as per manufacturer’s
BOM shall also be provided.
iii. The outer to outer dimensions of the prescribed sections of the tower as per the
drawings shall be verified and incorporated in the evaluation report.
iv. The measurement and weight check of all the individual members of the complete
tower, including of accessories shall be incorporated in the evaluation report prepared
as per Appendix‐1 of QM‐360, by signing both the evaluation officer and authorized
representative of the manufacturer. The total weight of the tower shall be arrived by
adding all the members weight altogether, which should meet the tower specification
and should be within ± 3% of the designed weight. Length and size of members shall be
verified with the components of the horizontally assembled prototype of the tower on
100% basis during the T S Evaluation. Any deviations observed during dimensional check
shall be corrected with the fabrication drawings and the same shall be recorded in the
evaluation report.
v. Towers offered with SERC approved design, the following shall be also be complied
before conducting evaluation.
a. The approval of tower design by SERC shall be for the specific design of the tower and
the prescribed drawings shall be certified by SERC. Care should be taken to see that all
recommendations suggested by SERC for the improvement of type and sizes of the
members, bolt and nuts have been complied by the manufacturer in the BOM before
the tower is offered for testing.
b. All drawings shall be authenticated to the manufacturer with relevant drawing numbers.
c. Complete detailed drawings of foundation, suitable for different types of soils for the
tower with accessories along with the maximum antennae loading at prescribed height
levels and wind speed shall be designed by a Govt. approved structural engineer.
During the bulk clearance, the relevant foundation details shall also be supplied along
with the tower documents.
vi. Any deviations in length/size of members of the prototype of the tower shall be verified
with the guidelines issued by CGM office/TEC GR amendments and may be complied
accordingly. Any other deviations observed shall be referred to CGM office before
completing the evaluation for grant of approval, if required.
vii. The installation manual shall essentially contain the following details.
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a. Method of preparation of level ground for erection of tower by spirit level and tower
bolt attachment to the foundation by using the template. The arrangement of providing
the tower bolts at the base of the legs which should be monolithic with the concrete in
the foundation shall also be explained.
b. All other information called for in the GR shall also be provided in the installation
manual.
c. Inspection and arrangement of packed components.
d. Selection of members for relevant sections by identifying marking/numbers on packing.
e. Step by step procedure for erecting tower sections from ground level, by maintaining
the verticality.
f. Procedure for fixing of tower accessories and lightning arrestors.
g. Final verticality test of the whole tower by observing the centre marks on top horizontal
members.
h. Painting of the tower.
VI. The packing procedure shall clearly specify the method of packing of members/fasteners
without damaging the galvanization while transporting. Proper identification
marking/numbering by indelible ink in addition to the punching shall be provided for
easy identification of each member during the erection of the tower at the site.
Conclusion: The following references shall be followed for corrections of measurements of
members for different type of towers.
Sl.
Type of tower CGM (O) letter
No.
1. 20, 30 & 30M Tower for cellular systems vide TEC GR CGMQA/TSE/TM/386/A/III/63
No. GR/TWR‐11/01. DEC. 2004 dated 03.08.2007
2. 40M tower for cellular systems (170 KMPK wind CGMQA/TSE/TM/386/A/III/65
speed) vide TEC GR No. GR/TWR‐12/01. JUN 2005. dated 24.09.2007.
3. 30,25,20,15&10M roof top tower for cellular mobile CGMQA/TSE/TM/386/A/III/66
systems vide TEC GR No. GR/TWR‐09/01 FEB 2004. dated 25.09.2007.
4. 20, 30 & 40M tower for cellular systems vide TEC GR CGMQA/TSE/TM/386/A/III/72
No. GR/TWR‐11/01. DEC 2004 dated 23.02.2008.
5. 60M NBLW tower vide TEC GR No. GR/TWR‐11/01. CGMQA/TSE/TM/386/A/III/73
NOV 2004 dated 25.03.2008
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