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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

Light Loading District

Heavy Loading District

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

0.650

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.