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Electric Transmission Tower Corrosion Assessment Using Analytic Hierarchy Process and Health. Index

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Mohd Izhar, Aina Shazwana, Nor Khalid, Nor Hazwani, Usman, Fathoni, Abu Bakar, Mohd Supian, Adriyanshah, Nur Fadilah, Zahari, Hakim·2024·Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology
DOI 10.47836/pjst.32.4.21
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A transmission tower is one of the components in power infrastructure supporting overhead power lines (OHL). Electrical components, structural, and environmental factors are classified as the primary concern as they can cause catastrophic failure in transmission lines. Transmission towers are in various environments, such as coastal and industrial areas, with different atmospheric corrosion levels due to various corrosive pollutants. For maintenance planning, it is essential to consider the effects of corrosion on towers by physical evaluation influenced by atmospheric corrosion. The physical evaluation of each element uses a scoring or rating method ranging from one to five. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Health Index (HI) are used to evaluate the overall condition of the towers. The study discovered that soil corrosivity in coastal areas is high, and atmospheric corrosion is due to chloride content. Although the pollutants in those areas are high and corrosive, the physical evaluation found that most industrial, coastal, and road towers are in good condition at a rating of 4 and 5. The HI result is the dominance of 71% to 85%, which indicates that the towers are in good health.

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  • Publications [11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20] report the use of the AHP method to prioritize and optimize processes in several areas.

    “Publications [11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20] report the use of the AHP method to prioritize and optimize processes in several areas.”

    From Multicriteria Methodology for Prioritizing Predictive Maintenance Using RPASs (Drones) with Thermal Cameras on Transmission Lines (2025) · cites this paper as [19]

    The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) section describes using AHP to assign priorities through pairwise comparisons, and Towards Corrosion Hazard Level applies those weights to transmission-tower assessment (page numbers unavailable). This supports the paper as an example of AHP-based prioritization, but our copy does not report that it optimized a process. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • The authors of [18,19,20,21] apply AHP to transmission lines, mainly to defects; among these studies, [18,21] are most relevant to the search for prioritization and the establishment of criteria used for transmission lines.

    “Finally, the authors of [18,19,20,21] apply AHP to transmission lines, mainly to defects; among these studies, [18,21] are most relevant to the search for prioritization and the establishment of criteria used for transmission lines.”

    From Multicriteria Methodology for Prioritizing Predictive Maintenance Using RPASs (Drones) with Thermal Cameras on Transmission Lines (2025) · cites this paper as [19]

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Mohd Izhar, A. S., Nor Khalid, N. H., Usman, F., Abu Bakar, M. S., Adriyanshah, N. F., & Zahari, H.
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  • Universiti Tenaga Nasional (MY)
  • Tenaga Nasional Berhad (Malaysia) (MY)
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Venue
Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology
Publisher
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Published
2024-07-22
Volume
32
Issue
4
Pages
1855-1873
ISSN
  • 0128-7680 (ISSN-L)
  • 2231-8526
DOI
10.47836/pjst.32.4.21
OpenAlex
W4400839856
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3
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2026: 1 · 2025: 2
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0.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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cc-by-nc-nd
Locations
Pertanika journal of science & technology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • Tenaga Nasional Berhad
  • Universiti Tenaga Nasional
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanics of Materials › Engineering Diagnostics and Reliability
Keywords
transmission towers, atmospheric corrosion, health indicators, analytic hierarchy process, overhead power lines, chloride contamination, littoral zone, industrial pollution, maintenance planning

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