General Order 64
Appendix B
Mechanical And Loading Data For Conductors.
Table 14
Characteristics Of Copper Wire – Stranded – 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 |
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Light Loading District |
Heavy Loading District |
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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 |
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0000 |
0.528 |
0.1662 |
4160 |
2910 |
0.653 |
0.352 |
0.742 |
1.291 |
0.764 |
1.501 |
000 |
.470 |
.1318 |
3300 |
2308 |
.518 |
.313 |
.605 |
1.120 |
.735 |
1.340 |
00 |
.418 |
.1045 |
2640 |
1830 |
.411 |
.279 |
.496 |
.980 |
.709 |
1.210 |
0 |
.373 |
.0829 |
2076 |
1450 |
.326 |
.249 |
.410 |
.868 |
.686 |
1.107 |
1 |
.332 |
.0657 |
1642 |
1150 |
.258 |
.221 |
.340 |
.774 |
.666 |
1.022 |
2 |
.292 |
.0521 |
1303 |
912 |
.205 |
.195 |
.283 |
.696 |
.646 |
.950 |
3 |
.260 |
.0413 |
1033 |
723 |
.163 |
.173 |
.238 |
.634 |
.630 |
.894 |
4 |
.232 |
.0328 |
820 |
574 |
.129 |
.155 |
.203 |
.583 |
.616 |
.849 |
5 |
.206 |
.0260 |
650 |
455 |
.102 |
.137 |
.171 |
.540 |
..603 |
.810 |
6 |
.184 |
.0206 |
515 |
361 |
.081 |
.123 |
.147 |
.505 |
.592 |
.778 |
7 |
.164 |
.0163 |
408 |
286 |
.064 |
.109 |
.126 |
.476 |
.582 |
.752 |
8 |
.146 |
.0130 |
324 |
223 |
.051 |
.097 |
.110 |
.451 |
.573 |
.729 |
*Ultimate strength for hard drawn copper wire, 50,000 pounds per square inch; soft drawn, 35,000 pounds per square inch.