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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
RUS BULLETIN 1724E-216
SUBJECT: Guide Specification for Standard Class Spun, Prestressed Concrete Transmission Poles
TO:
All Electric BorrowersOFFICE OF PRIMARY INTEREST: Transmission Branch, Electric Staff Division
EFFECTIVE DATE: Date of Approval
EXPIRATION DATE: Seven years from effective date.
FILING INSTRUCTIONS: None. This is a new bulletin.
AVAILABILITY: This bulletin can be accessed via the Internet at:
http://www.usda.gov/rus/electric/index.htm
PURPOSE: This bulletin provides a basis for procuring standard class spun prestressed concrete poles.
Blaine D. Stockton, Jr. | 7/6/2000 |
Assistant Administrator, |
Date |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WHEN USING RUS GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
7. Drawings and Information to be Supplied by the Manufacturer
8. Approvals, Acceptance, and Ownership
Attachment A - Pole Framing Drawings
Attachment B - Application Requirements
APPENDIX B – EXAMPLE POLE FRAMING DRAWING
APPENDIX D - SELECTED SI-METRIC EQUIVALENTS
INDEX: POLES: Concrete
SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS: Guide Specification for Standard Class Spun Prestressed Concrete Poles
Transmission Facilities: Poles (Concrete)
ABBREVIATIONS
ACI American Concrete Institute
AISC American Institute of Steel Construction
ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
AWS American Welding Society
FOB Free on Board
IFI Industrial Fasteners Institute
kip 1,000 pounds
ksi kips (1000 lb.) per square inch
mph miles per hour
NESC National Electrical Safety Code
OLF Overload Factor
OHGW Overhead Ground Wire
PCI Prestressed Concrete Institute
psi pounds per square inch
PVC Polyvinyl chloride
RUS Rural Utilities Service