Derivation of nominal strength for wood utility poles

Ronald W. Wolfe; Jozsef Bodig; Patricia K. Lebow

doi:10.2737/FPL-GTR-128

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Derivation of nominal strength for wood utility poles

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Authors:

Ronald W. Wolfe, Jozsef Bodig, Patricia K. Lebow

Year:

2001

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/FPL-GTR-128

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-128. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 11 p.

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Abstract

The designated fiber stress values published in the American National Standards Institute Standard for Poles, ANSI 05.1, no longer reflect the state of the knowledge. These values are based on a combination of test data from small clear wood samples and small poles (

Keywords

Standard, wood, utility, poles, load and resistance factor design, LRFD, nominal resistance

Citation

Wolfe, Ronald W.; Bodig, Jozsef; Lebow, Patricia. 2001. Derivation of nominal strength for wood utility poles. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-128. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 11 p.