OFFICE 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:

PURPOSE: This bulletin provides a basis for procuring standard class spun prestressed concrete poles.

INSTRUCTIONS WHEN USING RUS GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

1. Scope

2. Definitions

3. Codes and Standards

4. General Requirements

5. Inspection and Testing

6. Shipping and Delivery

7. Drawings and Information to be Supplied by the Manufacturer

8. Approvals, Acceptance, and Ownership

9. List of Attachments

Attachment A - Pole Framing Drawings

Attachment B - Application Requirements

Attachment C - Bid Summary-Design Information, Weights, And Costs (Information to be Submitted with Proposal) (PDF file)

APPENDIX A - COMMENTARY

APPENDIX B – EXAMPLE POLE FRAMING DRAWING

APPENDIX C - DESIGN EXAMPLE

APPENDIX D - SELECTED SI-METRIC EQUIVALENTS

APPENDIX E - CONTRIBUTORS

INDEX:  POLES: Concrete

SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS: Guide Specification for Standard Class Spun Prestressed Concrete Poles

Transmission Facilities: Poles (Concrete)

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