The intense coupled and nonlinear behaviors were observed on the tall longspan towerline systems which were under the icing and wind loads in heavy icing areas. A set of stiffness equations of insulator

conductor and boundary conditions was deduced. Taking the ±800 kV UHV DC transmission line from Xiangjiaba to Shanghai as an example

the simplified numerical model of transmission tower

conductor

insulator and constraint was developed. The long span transmission towerline system models under seven loads conditions were analyzed by static nonlinear methods. It was found that the PΔ effect of tower components was small when the covered ice was uniformly distributed. The unbalanced wire loads on the tower would lead to twist effect when the covered ice was uneven distributed. The axial forces

moments at restraint nodes and the longest cantilever member were greatly affected by the PΔ effect

under which the unfavorable effect on the structure should be considered.