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The Design
Pole Design and Testing
Property of McWane, Inc. - Please Treat as Confidential
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PLS Pole
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NESC Grade B
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5% LEL
McWane Poles were designed in PLS Pole software, and pole strengths have been
verified by third-parties including NEETRAC, Unified Testing Services, and Hardy
Engineering. Pole libraries are available in PLS, SPIDA, and O-Calc. upon request.
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McWane Poles are designed to have a strength equivalent to ANSI O5.1 wood pole
classes after the .65 de-rate applied by NESC Grade B construction.
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The nominal strength of McWane Poles is the 5% lower exclusion limit (5% LEL) – the
point where 95% of all poles exceed the nominal strength.
