General Order 95
Appendix B
Mechanical and Loading Data for Conductor
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 Table 23    Aluminum Cable Steel Reinforced - Bare - Characteristics
and Loading  | 
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       Characteristics of Conductor  | 
      
       Loading Per Linear Foot of Conductor, Pounds  | 
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| 
       A.C.S.R. Size, Cir Mils or AWG  | 
      
       Copper Equiv. Cond. Size, Cir Mils or AWG  | 
      
       Number of Strands  | 
      
       Diameter, 
                Inches  | 
      
       Area, Square Inches  | 
      
       Ultimate Tensile Strength, 
                Pounds  | 
      
       Light Loading District  | 
      
       Heavy Loading District  | 
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| 
       Al  | 
      
       Stl  | 
      
       Vertical Load, Conductor Only  | 
      
       Horizontal Load, Wind of 8 Lbs per Sq. Ft. on Conductor  | 
      
       Resultant Load  | 
      
       Vertical Load, Conductor with1/2” of Ice  | 
      
       Horizontal  Load, Wind of 6 Lbs per Sq. Ft.
on Conductor with1/2” of Ice  | 
      
       Resultant Load  | 
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| 
       795,000  | 
      
       500,000  | 
      
       30  | 
      
       19  | 
      
       1.140  | 
      
       0.7668  | 
      
       38,400  | 
      
       1.234  | 
      
       0.7600  | 
      
       1.449  | 
      
       2.2538  | 
      
       1.0700  | 
      
       2.495  | 
    
| 
       795,000  | 
      
       500,000  | 
      
       26  | 
      
       7  | 
      
       1.108  | 
      
       .7261  | 
      
       31,200  | 
      
       1.093  | 
      
       .7387  | 
      
       1.319  | 
      
       2.0928  | 
      
       1.0540  | 
      
       2.343  | 
    
| 
       795,000  | 
      
       500,000  | 
      
       54  | 
      
       7  | 
      
       1.093  | 
      
       .7053  | 
      
       28,500  | 
      
       1.023  | 
      
       .7287  | 
      
       1.256  | 
      
       2.0135  | 
      
       1.0465  | 
      
       2.269  | 
    
| 
       397,500  | 
      
       250,000  | 
      
       30  | 
      
       7  | 
      
       0.806  | 
      
       .3850  | 
      
       19,980  | 
      
       0.6206  | 
      
       .5374  | 
      
       0.821  | 
      
       1.4327  | 
      
       0.9030  | 
      
       1.694  | 
    
| 
       397,500  | 
      
       250,000  | 
      
       26  | 
      
       7  | 
      
       .783  | 
      
       .3630  | 
      
       16,190  | 
      
       .5464  | 
      
       .5220  | 
      
       .756  | 
      
       1.3442  | 
      
       .8915  | 
      
       1.613  | 
    
| 
       266,800  | 
      
       000  | 
      
       26  | 
      
       7  | 
      
       .642  | 
      
       .2436  | 
      
       11,250  | 
      
       .3668  | 
      
       .4280  | 
      
       .564  | 
      
       1.0769  | 
      
       .8210  | 
      
       1.354  | 
    
| 
       0000  | 
      
       00  | 
      
       6  | 
      
       1  | 
      
       .563  | 
      
       .1939  | 
      
       8,420  | 
      
       .2921  | 
      
       .3754  | 
      
       .476  | 
      
       0.9531  | 
      
       .7815  | 
      
       1.232  | 
    
| 
       000  | 
      
       0  | 
      
       6  | 
      
       1  | 
      
       .502  | 
      
       .1538  | 
      
       6,675  | 
      
       .2316  | 
      
       .3347  | 
      
       .407  | 
      
       .8546  | 
      
       .7510  | 
      
       1.138  | 
    
| 
       00  | 
      
       1  | 
      
       6  | 
      
       1  | 
      
       .447  | 
      
       .1219  | 
      
       5,345  | 
      
       .1837  | 
      
       .2980  | 
      
       .350  | 
      
       .7725  | 
      
       .7235  | 
      
       1.058  | 
    
| 
       0  | 
      
       2  | 
      
       6  | 
      
       1  | 
      
       .398  | 
      
       .0967  | 
      
       4,280  | 
      
       .1456  | 
      
       .2653  | 
      
       .303  | 
      
       .7040  | 
      
       .6990  | 
      
       0.992  | 
    
| 
       2  | 
      
       4  | 
      
       7  | 
      
       1  | 
      
       .325  | 
      
       .0653  | 
      
       3,525  | 
      
       .1072  | 
      
       .2167  | 
      
       .242  | 
      
       .6202  | 
      
       .6625  | 
      
       .907  | 
    
| 
       2  | 
      
       4  | 
      
       6  | 
      
       1  | 
      
       .316  | 
      
       .0608  | 
      
       2,790  | 
      
       .0916  | 
      
       .2107  | 
      
       .230  | 
      
       .5990  | 
      
       .6580  | 
      
       .890  | 
    
| 
       4  | 
      
       6  | 
      
       7  | 
      
       1  | 
      
       .257  | 
      
       .0411  | 
      
       2,288  | 
      
       .0674  | 
      
       .1713  | 
      
       .184  | 
      
       .5381  | 
      
       .6285  | 
      
       .827  | 
    
| 
       4  | 
      
       6  | 
      
       6  | 
      
       1  | 
      
       .250  | 
      
       .0383  | 
      
       1,830  | 
      
       .0576  | 
      
       .1667  | 
      
       .176  | 
      
       .5240  | 
      
       .6250  | 
      
       .816  | 
    
| 
       6  | 
      
       8  | 
      
       6  | 
      
       1  | 
      
       .198  | 
      
       .0240  | 
      
       1,170  | 
      
       .0362  | 
      
       .1320  | 
      
       .137  | 
      
       .4702  | 
      
       .5990  | 
      
       .762  | 
    
*    All data “Characteristics on Conductor” from manufacturer
specifications.