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Pre-engineered
Steel Poles
Presentation 1.2
– Theory
– Limitations
Wood Pole Equivalent Steel Poles
Examples include:
T&B : LD poles
Valmont: SW poles
H6 11,400 H1 5,400
H5 10,000 1 4,500
H4 8,700 2 3,700
H3 7,500 3 3,000
H2 6,400 4 2,400
Length of pole = 80 ft
Depth of embedment = 10 ft
Equivalent Impact on
Factors Load Factor Strength Factor
Load Side
Equivalency Factor?
Wood Pole Equivalent Steel Poles (cont.)
4688 lbs
Example #3 (cont.)
– 319 kip-ft
9th Column - GLM Capacity provided
= 335 kip-ft
Example #3 (cont.)
– Taper = 0.15067
Method 1
• Use model of steel pole in
software
• Check whether pole satisfies
the applied loads
(Most pole manufacturers supply
their pole models of standard
series database in PLS Pole-
method 4 structures)
Example #4 - Single Steel Pole - self support
Method 2
Quick approximate method
• Calculate total ground line
moment and compare it to the
standard series ground line
moment and select appropriate
standard steel pole class
Example #4 - Single Steel Pole - self support
Method 2
Loading:
Rule250B (Medium) – Grade B
Moment at ground line due to:
• Wind on one shield wire
• Wind on three conductors
• Wind pressure on pole
• P-Delta loads
• Vertical offset of vertical loads
at insulator attachment point
Example #4 - Single Steel Pole - self support
Method 2
• Ground Line Moment (kip-ft) due to:
• Wind on One Shield wire + Wind
on Three Conductors (209.2)
• Wind Pressure on pole (28.2)
• P-Delta Loads (35.7)
• Vertical offset of vertical loads at
insulator attachment point (30.8)
Example #4 - Single Steel Pole - self support
Method 2
• Total Moment (kip-ft) at ground line:
= 209.2 + 28.2 + 35.7 + 30.8
= 304.4
• Use Sabre Tubular Standard Pole designs
• Pole class STS-H3 have minimum ANSI
ground line moment capacity of 319 kip-ft
(Actual capacity=335)
• Therefore, pole will satisfy ground line
moment capacity requirement
Different Loading Case – same problem
= (0.65 - 0.625)/0.65 = 4%
Equivalent impact on
Factors Load Factor Strength Factor
Load Side
Steel poles 1.0 1.00 =1.0/1.0 = 1.0
Wood poles 1.0 0.75 =1.0/0.75 = 1.33
Equivalency Factor Issues (cont.)
– Deflection
– Secondary moment
– Buckling capacity
Equivalency Factor_Issues
Grade of Construction
P-Delta Loads
– Are P-Delta loads the same for both wood pole
and equivalent class steel pole?
Guyed Poles
– For guyed poles, the pole buckling capacity is an
important consideration
Weight of Poles
– Steel poles are general lighter compared to
wood pole
Connections
– Local buckling of steel pole section at X-brace
connection in H-frames
Bearing area
– Wood poles bottom transfer axial loads to soil
under base