Kiln drying pulls excess moisture from the pole allowing the pressure treatment to fully penetrate the wood.
Wood power pole specifications.
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The special emphasis on the role of the ansi 05 1 wood othertwo standards ansi 05 2 and 05 3 also address pole standard specifications.
The horizontal loads that the h classification poles can hold range from 10 000 lbs.
Ards of interest to the utility pole industry.
Ansi o5 1 2017 wood poles specifications and dimensions march 24 2017 may 4 2020 brad kelechava leave a comment the wood pole is a relatively basic yet robust and useful structural resource dating back to antiquity in usage and maintaining significance today as it numbers 100 million in the united states.
With more than 130 million wood poles in service and millions of new wood poles installed each year it is little wonder that wood remains the material of choice for poles used by the utility industry.
05 1 wood poles specifications and dimen sions 05 2 structural glued laminated timber for utility structures 05 3 solid sawn wood crossarms and braces the wood pole committee meets annually gen erally in april to resolve questions of interpre.
Bell lumber pole s excellent reputation has been built on a long history of supplying quality wood poles to the standards and specifications of utility companies throughout north america.
O5 4 2009 naturally durable hardwood poles o5 5 2010 wood ground wire moulding o5 6 2010 solid sawn naturally durable hardwood crossarms braces o5 tr 01 2004 photographic manual of wood pole characteristics poles glu lam crossarms.
With its natural beneļ¬ ts and economics the wood pole remains the foundation of power distribution in the 21st century.
The sizes go down incrementally by two inches of tip circumference.
Standard ansi 05 1 includes specifications reviews other pole related standards but it places dimensions and fiber stress values for design.
We manufacture poles in classes 1 through 3 from 30 feet to 95 feet and h class poles in strength ratings to class h10 and heights up to 95 feet.
The lower the number after the h the smaller the pole.
The additional cost of this service is minimal usually less than 1 for a 4 top x 8 ft pole especially considering the fact that kiln drying will effectively double the life of a pole used in the ground.
Pole sizes and technical information our poles are manufactured to meet minimum tip load and moment capacity equivalents of wood poles under nesc grade b construction.
