Neara Designer is capable of calculating the tension required to pull underground cables through conduits. Cable Pull Calculations are done according to the IEEE Paper: A General Method for the Calculation of Pipe Cable Pulling Forces and Annexure A of 1989 ESAA Guide to the Installation of Cables Underground.


The Cable Pull Reports calculates both the forwards and backwards tension of the cable, as there differences between pulling a cable up or down a slope. Additional results such as side wall pressure and cable tension as a percentage of the cable breaking load are avaliable.


How to access Cable Tension Results

1. Open the Report Manager 

2. Add new Custom Report 

3. Select Datasource for custom report as UgCable

4. Rename Report as required 

5. Scroll to the far right of report to view cable tension results


6. Optionally, reports can be added as tabs for easier viewing by clicking on the + button and selecting the voltage drop report

7. Additionally, the results can be visualized on the design using the eye icon.