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ASCE WPSETL 2019

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Manual of Practice No. 141: Wood Pole Structures for Electrical Transmission Lines – Recommended Practice for Design and Use

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ASCE 2019 205
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MOP 141 provides a vital overview on the design and use of wood poles for overhead utility line structures using sound engineering practices.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
1 Mop_141
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4 MANUALS AND REPORTS ON ENGINEERING PRACTICE
6 CONTENTS
10 PREFACE
12 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
14 DEFINITIONS
18 1. STRUCTURAL CONFIGURATIONS AND POLE APPLICATIONS

1.1 General
19 1.2 Configurations
24 1.3 Electric Utility Applications and Structural Configurations
30 2. INITIAL CONSIDERATIONS

2.1 General
32 2.2 Physical Characteristics
33 2.3 Clearances and Pole Length

2.4 Loads and Pole Class
35 2.5 Deflections
36 2.6 Transportation and Erection

2.7 Attachments
37 2.8 Guying
38 2.9 Climbing and Maintenance
39 2.10 Grounding
42 3. MATERIALS

3.1 General

3.2 Physical Properties
45 3.3
Preservative Treatment
48 4. DESIGN OF WOOD POLE STRUCTURES

4.1 General
49 4.2 Structural Design Objective and Methodology
51 4.3 Analysis and Design
56 4.4 Localized Bending Capacity Reduction Because of Bolt Holes or Other Defects

4.5 Resiliency
60 5. CONNECTIONS

5.1 General
63 5.2 Through Bolts
68 5.3 Banded Connections
69 5.4 Connection Design Considerations
74 5.5 Connection Failure Modes
77 5.6 Installation Considerations
82 6. WOOD POLE FOUNDATIONS AND ANCHORING

6.1 General
86 6.2 Design Considerations
88 6.3 Foundation Types
96 6.4 Anchorage
105 6.5 Foundation Summary
106 7. MANUFACTURING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

7.1 General

7.2 Manufacturing Process
117 7.3 Quality Assurance/Quality Control
120 8. ASSEMBLY AND ERECTION

8.1 General

8.2 Storage
121 8.3 Handling
122 8.4 Transportation
123 8.5 Pole Cutting
125 8.6 Assembly

8.7 Connections
126 8.8 Field Drilling

8.9 Pole Gaining

8.10 Erection
127 8.11 Climbing

8.12 Disposal
128 8.13 Miscellaneous Considerations
130 9. INSPECTION, ASSESSMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR

9.1 General

9.2 Regulatory Inspection Requirements
131 9.3 Agents of Deterioration and Damage
137 9.4 Traditional Wood Pole Inspection and Assessment Practices
143 9.5 Serviceability Decisions
144 9.6 Additional Nondestructive Evaluation Inspection Tools and Processes

9.7 Remedial Treatments
145 9.8 Restoration
150 APPENDIXES

APPENDIX A. RESILIENCY OF WOOD POLE OVERHEAD LINES

A.1 Introduction

A.2 Resilience of Overhead Power Lines
151 A.3 Impact of Severe Weather on the US Electric Grid
153 A.4 Summary
156 APPENDIX B. TRANSMISSION POLE DESIGN EXAMPLES

Hand Calculations
186 APPENDIX C. LAMINATED WOOD POLES

C.1 Introduction

C.2 Applications
187 C.3 General Considerations

C.4 Structural Design Objective and Methodology
194 APPENDIX D. QUALITY AND STRENGTH ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND DEVICES

D.1 Introduction
195 D.2 Nondestructive Evaluation Systems
198 APPENDIX E. FOUNDATION EXAMPLE
200 INDEX
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