General Order 64
Appendix B
Mechanical And Loading Data For Conductors.
Table 16
Characteristics Of Copper Wire – Soft – Stranded – Double Braided – Weatherproof
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 |
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Light Loading District |
Heavy Loading District |
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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 |
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0000 |
0.710 |
0.1662 |
2910 |
0.745 |
0.473 |
0.882 |
1.495 |
0.855 |
1.723 |
000 |
.660 |
.1318 |
2308 |
.604 |
.440 |
.748 |
1.324 |
.830 |
1.560 |
00 |
.600 |
.1045 |
1830 |
.482 |
.400 |
.626 |
1.165 |
.800 |
1.414 |
0 |
.540 |
.0829 |
1450 |
.388 |
.360 |
.528 |
1.033 |
.770 |
1.290 |
1 |
.470 |
.0657 |
1150 |
.303 |
.313 |
.436 |
.904 |
.735 |
1.162 |
2 |
.430 |
.0521 |
912 |
.246 |
.287 |
.378 |
.823 |
.715 |
1.090 |
3 |
.360 |
.0413 |
723 |
.190 |
.240 |
.306 |
.724 |
.680 |
.993 |
4 |
.330 |
.0328 |
574 |
.155 |
.220 |
.263 |
.670 |
.665 |
.944 |
5 |
.310 |
.0260 |
455 |
.126 |
.206 |
.242 |
.628 |
.655 |
.910 |
6 |
.290 |
.0206 |
361 |
.103 |
.193 |
.219 |
.593 |
.645 |
.878 |
7 |
.271 |
.0163 |
286 |
.090 |
.180 |
.201 |
.568 |
.635 |
.854 |
8 |
.250 |
.0130 |
226 |
.068 |
.167 |
.180 |
.533 |
.625 |
.821 |
*Ultimate strength for soft drawn, 35,000 pounds per square inch.