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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 : 5.5 :
+// Page number 199
+clear ; clc ; close ; // Clear the work space and console
+
+// Given data
+w_w = 1.781          // Wind pressure on conductor(kg/m)
+w_i = 1.08           // Weight of ice on conductor(kg/m)
+D = 6.0              // Maximum permissible sag(m)
+s = 2.0              // Factor of safety
+w_c = 0.844          // Weight of conductor(kg/m)
+u = 7950.0           // Ultimate strength(kg)
+
+// Calculations
+w = ((w_c+w_i)**2+w_w**2)**0.5       // Total force on conductor(kg/m)
+T = u/s                              // Allowable maximum tension(kg)
+l = ((D*2*T)/w)**0.5                 // Half span(m)
+L = 2.0*l                            // Permissible span between two supports(m)
+
+// Results
+disp("PART II - EXAMPLE : 5.5 : SOLUTION :-")
+printf("\nPermissible span between two supports = %.f metres \n", L)
+printf("\nNOTE: ERROR: Horizontal wind load, w_w = 1.781 kg/m, not 1.78 kg/m as mentioned in problem statement")