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+// A Texbook on POWER SYSTEM ENGINEERING
+// A.Chakrabarti, M.L.Soni, P.V.Gupta, U.S.Bhatnagar
+// DHANPAT RAI & Co.
+// SECOND EDITION 
+
+// PART II : TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
+// CHAPTER 5: MECHANICAL DESIGN OF OVERHEAD LINES
+
+// EXAMPLE : 5.4 :
+// Page number 199
+clear ; clc ; close ; // Clear the work space and console
+
+// Given data
+a = 110.0               // Cross-sectional area(sq.mm)
+w_c = 844.0/1000        // Weight of conductor(kg/m)
+U = 7950.0              // Ultimate strength(kg)
+L = 300.0               // Span(m)
+s = 2.0                 // Factor of safety
+wind = 75.0             // Wind pressure(kg/m^2)
+h = 7.0                 // Ground clearance(m)
+d = 2.79                // Diameter of copper(mm)
+n = 7.0                 // Number of strands
+
+// Calculations
+dia = n*d                        // Diameter of conductor(mm)
+w_w = wind*dia/1000.0            // Horizontal wind force(kg)
+w = (w_c**2+w_w**2)**0.5         // Resultant force(kg)
+T = U/2.0                        // Allowable tension(m)
+l = L/2.0                        // Half-span(m)
+D = w*l**2/(2*T)                 // Distance(m)
+height = h+D                     // Height above ground at which the conductors should be supported(m)
+
+// Results
+disp("PART II - EXAMPLE : 5.4 : SOLUTION :-")
+printf("\nHeight above ground at which the conductors should be supported = %.2f metres", height)