Pole Structural Loading

This course has been discontinued.

This 3-hour interactive online course is a review of the procedures use to determine the mechanical stresses on a wood utility distribution pole that result from the application of material and equipment on the pole.  Methods to calculate the wind load on poles, wind load on equipment attached to the pole, wind and ice loads on conductors, and the impact of conductor tension that results from angle loads are reviewed.  In addition, calculations are presented to determine the impact of vertical loads on the pole and how to consider the ability of the soil to support a wood utility pole.  Methods for calculating the loads on wood crossarms and insulator pins are also reviewed, including vertical, transverse, and deadend loads.

The final exam for this course involves calculations using the tables, charts or equations shown in the course.