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General Order 64

 

Appendix B

 

Mechanical And Loading Data For Conductors.

 

Table 13

Characteristics Of Copper Wire – Solid – Bare

Wind And Ice Loads

 

Size

A.W.G.

Diameter Inches

Area of Conductor Sq. In.

* Allowable Tension in Rounds

Loading per Linear Foot of Conductor – Pounds

Light Loading District

Heavy Loading District

Hard Drawn

Soft Drawn

Vertical – Conductor Only

Horizontal – Wind, 8 lbs. per Sq. Ft.

Resultant

Vertical – Conductor + ½ in. Ice

Horizontal – Wind, 6 lbs. per Sq. Ft. + ½ In.

Resultant

0000

0.460

0.1662

4160

2910

0.641

0.306

0.711

1.239

0.730

1.439

000

.410

.1318

3300

2308

.508

.273

.576

1.075

.705

1.284

00

.365

.1045

2610

1830

.403

.243

.471

.942

.682

1.161

0

.325

.0829

2076

1450

.319

.216

.386

.833

.662

1.061

1

.289

.0657

1642

1150

.253

.193

.318

.743

.645

.984

2

.258

.0521

1303

912

.201

.172

.265

.673

.629

.923

3

.229

.0413

1033

723

.159

.153

.221

.613

.614

.868

4

.204

.0328

820

574

.126

.136

.186

.564

.602

826

5

.182

.0260

650

455

.100

.121

.157

.525

.591

.790

6

.162

.206

515

361

.079

.108

.113

.491

.581

.761

7

.144

.0163

408

286

.063

.096

.114

.463

.572

.734

8

.128

.0130

324

223

.049

.085

.098

.439

.564

.714

 

*Ultimate strength for hard drawn copper wire, 50,000 pounds per square inch; soft drawn, 35,000 pounds per square inch.