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McWane Poles, A Division of McWane Inc.
Date of Report:
Manufacturer:
Subject:
Location:
Date:
Pole Description:
September 18, 2017
McWane Ductile Iron Pole
Full-Scale, Horizontal Bending Test
McWane Plant - Coshocton, Ohio
September 6th, 2017
70 / H2
Test Setup: See included drawing for pole test layout (Figure 1)
Test Result: See included graph (Figure 2)
Pole Design: See included PLS Pole design output
Load Cycle
Load
Measured
(kips)
Load
Adjusted
(kips)
Deflection
Measured
(inches)
Deflection
Adjusted
(inches)
1 0 0 0
1 0.40 0.40 6 5.9
1 1.00 0.99 13 12.9
1 1.46 1.44 23 22.8
1 2.04 2.02 30 29.7
1 2.56 2.53 38 37.6
1 3.00 2.97 45 44.6
1 3.56 3.52 54 54.5
1 4.16 4.12 67 66.3
1 0.00 0 7 6.9
2 0.44 0.44 14 13.9
2 1.12 1.11 24 23.8
2 1.52 1.50 29 28.7
2 2.04 2.02 36 35.6
2 2.44 2.42 42 41.6
2 3.00 2.97 49 48.5
2 3.52 3.48 55 54.5
2 4.00 3.96 62 61.4
2 4.48 4.44 70 69.3
2 4.80 (failure at
ground line) 4.75 89 88.1
Testing:
The pole was subjected to 2 load
cycles. After cycle 1, the load
was released and residual tip
movements were recorded. Load
cycle 2 was continued until pole
failure. The data from the test is
shown in the following table and the
included graph:
TESTING DOCUMENTS