General Order 95
Appendix B
Mechanical and Loading Data for Conductor
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Table 22 Copper Covered Steel - Strand, Solid and Composite
- Characteristics and Loading |
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Characteristics of Conductor |
Loading Per Linear Foot of Conductor, Pounds |
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Nom. Dia. Inch |
Strands |
Actual Diameter, Inch |
Area of Conductor, Square Inch |
Ultimate Tensile Strength, Pounds |
Light Loading District |
Heavy Loading District |
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# |
Size AWG |
High Strength |
Extra High Strength 30% Conductor |
Vertical Load, Conductor Only |
Horizontal Load, Wind of8 Lbs per Sq. Ft. on Conductor
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Resultant Load |
Vertical Load, Conductor with 1/2” of Ice |
Horizontal Load, Wind of 6 Lbs per Sq. Ft. on Conductor with1/2” of Ice |
Resultant Load |
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40% Cond. |
30% Cond. |
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1/2 |
7 |
6 |
0.486 |
0.1443 |
15,330 |
16,890 |
20,460 |
0.5150 |
0.3240 |
0.608 |
1.1281 |
0.7430 |
1.351 |
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7/16 |
7 |
7 |
.433 |
.1145 |
12,670 |
13,910 |
16,890 |
.4084 |
.2887 |
.500 |
0.9885 |
.7165 |
1.221 |
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3/8 |
7 |
8 |
.385 |
.0908 |
10,460 |
11,440 |
13,890 |
.3239 |
.2567 |
.413 |
.8742 |
.6925 |
1.115 |
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5/16 |
7 |
10 |
.306 |
.0571 |
7,121 |
7,758 |
9,196 |
.2037 |
.2040 |
.288 |
.7049 |
.6530 |
0.961 |
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- |
3 |
6 |
.349 |
.0618 |
6,204 |
6,835 |
8,281 |
.2203 |
.2327 |
.320 |
.7482 |
.6745 |
1.007 |
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- |
3 |
8 |
.277 |
.0389 |
4,232 |
4,629 |
5,621 |
.1385 |
.1847 |
.231 |
.6216 |
.6385 |
0.891 |
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- |
3 |
9 |
.247 |
.0308 |
3,488 |
3,802 |
4,565 |
.1099 |
.1647 |
.198 |
.5744 |
.6235 |
.848 |
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- |
3 |
10 |
.220 |
.0245 |
2,882 |
3,140 |
3,722 |
.08713 |
.1467 |
.171 |
.5348 |
.6100 |
.811 |
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- |
1 |
6 |
.1620 |
.0206 |
2,433 |
2,680 |
3,247 |
.07285 |
.1080 |
.130 |
.4844 |
.5810 |
.756 |
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- |
1 |
8 |
.1285 |
.0130 |
1,660 |
1,815 |
2,204 |
.04581 |
.08567 |
.097 |
.4366 |
.5642 |
.713 |
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- |
1 |
9 |
.1144 |
.0103 |
1,368 |
1,491 |
- |
.03633 |
.07627 |
.084 |
.4183 |
.5572 |
.697 |
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- |
1 |
10 |
.1019 |
.00816 |
1,330 |
1,231 |
- |
.02881 |
.06794 |
.074 |
.4013 |
.5510 |
.683 |
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- |
1 |
12 |
.08081 |
.00513 |
711 |
800 |
- |
.01812 |
.05388 |
.057 |
.3792 |
.5404 |
.660 |
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- |
3 |
* |
.366 |
.0680 |
- |
- |
5,876 |
.2568 |
.2440 |
.354 |
.7953 |
.6830 |
1.048 |
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- |
3 |
** |
.290 |
.0428 |
- |
- |
3,938 |
.1615 |
.1933 |
.252 |
.6527 |
.6450 |
0.918 |
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- |
3 |
*** |
.230 |
.0269 |
- |
- |
2,585 |
.1016 |
.1533 |
.184 |
.5555 |
.6150 |
.829 |
Notes: Items marked with asterisks are composite conductors
of 1 copper covered steel and 2 hard drawn copper wires. Copper conductance
equivalents: * = #2 AWG, ** = #4 AWG, *** = #6 AWG.