General Order 64
Appendix B
Mechanical And Loading Data For Conductors.
Table 15
Characteristics Of Copper Wire – Soft – Solid – Double Braided – Weatherproff
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 |
0.650 |
0.1662 |
2910 |
0.723 |
0.433 |
0.842 |
1.437 |
0.825 |
1.656 |
000 |
.610 |
.1318 |
2308 |
.587 |
.406 |
.714 |
.1.276 |
.805 |
1.509 |
00 |
.545 |
.1045 |
1830 |
.467 |
.363 |
.592 |
1.115 |
.772 |
1.354 |
0 |
.500 |
.0829 |
1450 |
.377 |
.333 |
.503 |
.997 |
.750 |
1.246 |
1 |
.435 |
.0657 |
1150 |
.294 |
.290 |
.413 |
.874 |
.717 |
1.130 |
2 |
.400 |
.0521 |
912 |
.239 |
.267 |
.358 |
.797 |
.700 |
1.061 |
3 |
.345 |
.0413 |
723 |
.185 |
.230 |
.295 |
.790 |
.672 |
.976 |
4 |
.325 |
.0328 |
574 |
.151 |
.217 |
.264 |
.663 |
.662 |
.938 |
5 |
.300 |
.0260 |
455 |
.122 |
.200 |
.234 |
.618 |
.650 |
.896 |
6 |
.280 |
.0206 |
361 |
.100 |
.187 |
.212 |
.583 |
.640 |
.866 |
7 |
.260 |
.0163 |
286 |
.088 |
.173 |
.194 |
.559 |
.630 |
.842 |
8 |
.240 |
.0130 |
226 |
.066 |
.160 |
.173 |
.525 |
.620 |
.813 |
*Ultimate strength for soft drawn, 35,000 pounds per square inch.