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McWane Poles, A Division of McWane Inc.
The Design
Full-Scale Testing
IRON DUCTILE POLES
Here the pole has 2.95 kips applied, which is the C1
class load. The deflection is 43”
The average wood pole will break just over class load.
Ductile iron poles can withstand a much larger load –
173% in this case – than the class load before breaking.
FPO
