5 Appendix CTable C.1 Rule 250C and 250D storm loadings.Table C.2 NESC load and strength factors for Rule 250C and 250D extreme loads...Table C.3 Rule 250D pressure vs. wind speed.

List of Illustrations

1 Chapter 1Figure 1.1 Typical belowground construction.Figure 1.2 Typical joint-use utility pole application.

2 Chapter 2Figure 2.1 Distribution pole and associated hardware.Figure 2.2 Basic pole load geometry (class loads).Figure 2.3 Brand/mark on poles.Figure 2.4 Wood pole strength variability.Figure 2.5 Pole loadings.Figure 2.6 Bending moment, including “P-delta” due to lateral deflection.Figure 2.7 Guying.Figure 2.8 Unbalanced load on pole resulting from wire tension.Figure 2.9 Modes of column buckling (instability).

3 Chapter 3Figure 3.1 Hole boring and pole placement.Figure 3.2 Installation of lightweight pole.Figure 3.3 Guy hook and sample application.Figure 3.4 Guys and markers.Figure 3.5 (a) Expansion anchor and (b) screw anchor.Figure 3.6 Decay severity zones for wood utility poles.Figure 3.7 Pole maintenance.Figure 3.8 Inspected poles. (a) Pole with inspection tag and (b) rejected po...Figure 3.9 Rehabilitated or reinforced poles.

4 Chapter 4Figure 4.1 Steel messenger wire.Figure 4.2 Use of hoops to support heavy communication cable.Figure 4.3 Electric supply messenger.Figure 4.4 Multiplex (quadruplex) cable.Figure 4.5 Hendrix covered conductors.Figure 4.6 Hendrix covered conductors.Figure 4.7 Electric supply conductors. (a) AAAC and (b) ACSR/TW.Figure 4.8 Typical metallic service drops.Figure 4.9 Typical coaxial and fiber service drops.Figure 4.10 Typical copper pair cables.Figure 4.11 Jacketed and unjacketed coaxial cables.Figure 4.12 All dielectric self-supporting fiber cable.Figure 4.13 Wireless antennas mounted on utility poles. (a) Pole-top mountin...

5 Chapter 5Figure 5.1 Stringing overhead communications cable – stationary reel method....Figure 5.2 Stringing Hendrix-type supply cable – stationary reel method.Figure 5.3 Stringing overhead communications cable – moving reel method.Figure 5.4 Typical cable lasher.Figure 5.5 Lashing communications cable – stationary reel method.Figure 5.6 Stringing and lashing overhead communication cable – moving reel ...Figure 5.7 Overlashed cable bundles.

6 Chapter 6Figure 6.1 Storm loading districts for determining strength (Rule 250B).Figure 6.2 Storm loading on ice-covered bundle.Figure 6.3 Transverse loads applied to pole acting as a cantilever, resultin...Figure 6.4 Strength factors applied to average strength of wood pole (Rule 2...Figure 6.5 Conductor loads for determining wire tension.Figure 6.6 Guy supporting storm load.Figure 6.7 Comparison of transverse wind loads for multiple cables (Rule 250...Figure 6.8 Incremental storm tension for multiple overlashed cables (Rule 25...

7 Chapter 7Figure 7.1 Installed facilities.Figure 7.2 Clearance zones for determining clearances.Figure 7.3 Comparison of midspan sags for multiple overlashed cables under i...Figure 7.4 Comparison of midspan sags for multiple overlashed cables at nomi...

8 Chapter 8Figure 8.1 Comparison of hyperbolic and parabolic representations for suspen...Figure 8.2 Non-level slope.Figure 8.3 Inward movement of support point(s).Figure 8.4 (a) Point load – peak sag occurs away from load. (b) Point load –...Figure 8.5 Very heavy point load.

9 Chapter 9Figure 9.1 Storm loading districts for California.

10 Chapter 10Figure 10.1 Example pole with supply and communications lines.Figure 10.2 Example pole at line angle supported by guys.Figure 10.3 Example pole subject to vertical loads from guy tension.

11 Appendix EFigure E.1 Point load vs. peak sag.