Doe od oo oem hit ail SMe Tae Te ata SLs BaASCE-PCI COMMITTEE REPORT Guide for the Design of Prestressed Concrete Poles Prepared by ASCE Task Force/PCI Committee on Concrete Poles* (1987 to 1993) WILLIAM Y. FORD (PCVASCE) Chairman THOMAS F. BARBOUR (PCI, STEVEN J. BULL {ASCE) DONALD D. CANNON, JR. (ASCE) BRAD K. FOSSUM (PCV/ASCE) FOUAD H. FOUAD (PCVASCE) DONALD E. KELLAM (PCI) MICHAEL MCCAFFERTY (ASCE) J. RANDY PIKE (ASCE) THOMAS E, RODGERS, JR. (PC) VINCENT SCHUSTER (ASCE) TIM HARDY (ASCE) JOE R. SPRINGER (ASCE) JOHN HARRISON (ASCE) MORRIS S. STOVER (ASCE) SAMUEL HOGG (ASCE] JERRY TANG (PCVASCE) * Committee responsible for preparing draft report. PCI Committee on Prestressed Concrete Poles* (1994 to Present) FOUAD H.FOUADE + Chairman THOMAS F. BARBOUR W. VINCENT CAMPBELL MICHAEL MCCAFFERTY GEORGE D, NASSERt,+ JEFFREY M. DAVIS ALAIN PEYROT WILLIAM Y. FORD+ MORRIS S. STOVER BRAD K. FOSSUM JOE SPRINGER RICHARD R. IMPER JERRY TANG TERRY JOHNSON * Committee responsible for making revisions to draft report. + Contributing Author. + TAC Liaison Member. 94 PCI JOURNALThis document provides guidelines for the design, manufacture, testing, installation and erection of prestressed concrete poles. Both spun-cast and statically cast poles are considered, including cantilevered, guyed, framed and combined structures. The report was developed jointly by the ASCE Task Force on Concrete Poles and the PCI Committee on Prestressed Concrete Poles. Reader comments on the contents of this document are invited. PREFACE Between 1982 and 1984, three reports, titled “Guide Specifications for Prestressed Conerete Poles,” "Guide for Design of Prestressed Concrete Poles.” and “Concrete Poles: State-of-the-Art." were developed by members of the Procast/Prestressed Concrete Institute's Committee on Pre- stressed Concrete Poles and subsequently published in the PCI JOURNAL. In April 1987, after approximately 2 years of meetings and discussions, the Concrote Pole Task Committee of the Committee on Electrical Transmission Structures of the Structural Division of the American Society of Civil neers (ASCE) published 2 conference paper titled “Guide for the Design and Use of Concrete Poles.” The committee that produced this paper encompassed several disciplines: pole producers, users, designers and members of the aca demic community ‘As the pole industry grew, however, it became increas ingly apparent that it would be helpful, from the standpoint of both users and designers, to be able to refer to a single document on concrete poles that combined the attributes of all four of the above mentioned publications. More compa nies were entering into the pole business, making both spun and statically cast poles, while technological advances were rapidly being made in the development of new materials and applications of computers and software. The need for clearer ‘communication with the end user and the ability to offer more complete design assistance was also growing. ‘Coupled with the introduction of newer technologies, pro- ducers and users of poles were gaining experience very rapidly. Because the need to revise and update the existing. November-Oecember 1997 publications was apparent, it became 2 natural evolution 10 form a joint ASCE/PCI committee that would include mem- ‘bers of both organizations as well as some non-member users and advisors, Such a commitiee was formed in ealy 1989. It is the work of that group that has resulted in this document, which is an earnest attempt to combine the best resources of both organizations, ‘While every effort has been made through various review ‘groups to strive for accuracy and clarity, the user is re. minded to always consider the structures described herein as ‘an integral part of a larger system. The user is, therefore, cautioned that the application of these structures should come only after sound engineering judgment has been ap: plied with regard to a particular desived result. Furthermore, an overall treatise covering a wide variety of applications, this document cannot conceivably satisfy all conditions. The user should bear in mind that sometimes specific local re- {quirements may dictate design and usage conditions that dif fer from those described herein. The committee is grateful for the input of its advisory members as well as the comments from those who partici- pated in the development of this report through correspon- dence. The committee also wishes to express its apprecia tion to the members of PCI’s Technical Activities Council who reviewed this report. Comments and suggestions are in- vited from readers and users of this document in order (0 further improve any future revisions of this report. These may be addressed to the chairman of the PCI Committee on Prestressed Conerete Poles or the Technical Director at PCI Headquarters.