Highmast Pole Design

Load Calculation

q 475Pa Grande Prairie, AB, Hourly mean wind pressure for 50 year return periods
(CAN/CSA S6-06 Table A3.1.1)
3
Cg 2.5 Gusted Wind Pressure: q Cg q Cg q Cg 1.188 10 Pa

Ice Accretion
IceThk 12mm (CAN/CSA S6-06 Figure A3.1.4)

12 Sided Shaft Wind Drag Coefficient: Cd 0.79 (AASHTO Standard Specifications Table 3-6)

TopAF 214.7mm BottomAF 500mm PoleHeight 24.384m

2 2
FixtureEPA 25.4ft 5.62ft FixtureWeight 1000lb 250lb PoleWeight 1515.1kg

Group load Combinations: AASHTO Standard Specifications 3.4

Group I Load : DL

Highmast Pole Base Reactions:

P1x 0kN shear M1x 0kN m moment

P1y 0kN shear M1y 9.33kN m moment

P1z 22.2kN axial M1z 0kN m tortion

Group II Load : DL+W 1.0Nc 0.2Tc

Highmast Pole Base Reactions:

P2x 2.5kN shear M2x 189.6kN m moment

P2y 12.6kN shear M2y 47.3kN m moment

P2z 22.2kN axial M2z 6.9kN m tortion

Group III Load : DL+Ice+0.5W 1.0Nc 0.2Tc

Highmast Pole Base Reactions:

P3x 1.3kN shear M3x 98.3kN m moment

P3y 6.6kN shear M3y 30.1kN m moment

P3z 26.0kN axial M3z 3.43kN m tortion

Consider Wind From any direction: AASHTO Standard Specifications 3.9.3

Group II Load : DL+W 0.6Nc 0.3Tc

Highmast Pole Base Reactions:

P2ax 3.8kN shear M2ax 113.8kN m moment

P2ay 7.6kN shear M2ay 66.2kN m moment

P2az 22.2kN axial M2az 4.1kN m tortion

Group II Load : DL+W 1.0Nc 0.2Tc Controls

Group IV Fatigue Loads:

IF 1.0

Vortex shedding:
Es 200000 MPa
7 4 8 4
Itop 1.811 10 mm Ibottom 3.89 10 mm

Itop Ibottom
Iavg
2
W FixtureWeight g W 5.557 kN
L PoleHeight L 24.384 m

PoleWeight g kN
w w 0.609
L m

1.732 Es Iavg g 1
fn fn 0.48
2 3 4 s
W L 0.236w L

TopAF BottomAF
b avg
2
Sn 0.15 0.005 Cd 1.2

fn b avg m
Vc Vc 1.145
Sn s

2
2 s
0.613 Vc Cd IF
2
m
Pvs
2 Pvs 96.356 Pa
Natural Wind Gust:

Pnw 250Cd IF Pnw 300 Pa

Natural Wind Gust Controls

Highmast Pole Base Reactions:

P4x 0kN shear M4x 45.2kN m moment

P4y 3.3kN shear M4y 0kN m moment

P4z 0kN axial M4z 1.2kN m tortion

Shaft Strength Check

Es 200000 MPa Fy 300 MPa n 1.34 k 2.1

Shaft Sides Number Ssn

Ssn 12
Top A/F Dt
Dt 214.7mm
Bottom A/F Db
Db 500mm
Thickness t
t 7.94mm
Shaft height H
H 24384mm

Px 2.5kN shear Mx 189.6kN m moment

Py 12.6kN shear My 47.3kN m moment

Pz 22.2kN axial Mz 6.9kN m tortion

Fa 6.129 MPa Fb 195 MPa Fv 99 MPa

4 2
A 1.256 10 mm

Pz
fa fa 1.767 MPa
A

3 2
S 1.581 10 m m

Mx My
fbx fbx 119.907 MPa fby fby 29.914 MPa
S S

fb max [ [ 0.732( fbx fby ) ] ( fbx 0.268fby ) ( 0.268fbx fby ) ] fb 127.924 MPa

2 2
Vs Px Py Vs 12.846 kN

2.025 Vs
fvb fvb 2.071 MPa
A

Kt 1.019

Mz Kt
fvt fvt 2.276 MPa fv fvb fvt fv 4.347 MPa
2
6.43 R t

8 4
Ib 3.89 10 mm

7 4
It 2.886 10 mm

m
selfweight Dp Ws 1515.1kg Dp Ws 9.8 Dp 14.848 kN
2
s
 3 Ib
( Pz Dp) 0.38Dp
It Ca 0.928 <=1.0
Ca 1
2.46Es Ib
2
H

AASHTO Standard Specifications 5.12.1

2
fa fb fv 0.54
<=1.0 OK !
0.6Fy 1.33 Ca Fb 1.33 Fv 1.33
Shaft Fatigue Check

Elastic Modulus of Steel Es 200000MPa

Shaft Sides Number Ssn

Ssn 12
Top A/F Dt
Dt 214.7mm
Bottom A/F Db
Db 500mm
Thickness t
t 7.94mm
Shaft height H
H 24384mm

Px 0kN shear Mx 45.2kN m moment

Py 3.3kN shear My 0kN m moment

Pz 0kN axial Mz 1.2kN m tortion

4 2 3 2
A 1.256 10 mm S 1.581 10 m m

Pz
fa fa 0 MPa
A
Mx My
fbx fbx 28.586MPa
fby fby 0 MPa
S S
fb max[ [ 0.732( fbx fby ) ] ( fbx 0.268fby ) ( 0.268fbx fby ) ] fb 28.586MPa

fb fb fa fb 28.586MPa

2 2
Vs Px Py Vs 3.3 kN
2.025 Vs
fvb fvb 0.532 MPa
A

Kt 1.019
Mz Kt
fvt fvt 0.396 MPa
2
6.43 R t

fv fvb fvt fv 0.928 MPa

Principal Stress from Mohr's Circle

2
fb
fb fv 2 28.616MPa

<= 31MPa OK! AASHTO Standard Specifications Table
2 2 11-3 Detail Category E
ANCHOR BOLTS CHECK

Bolt Circle BCD 650mm

Bolts Number n n 8
Bolt diameter d 38mm

Threads per inch Th 6

Bolt yield stress Fyb 248MPa

Px 2.5kN shear Mx 189.6kN m moment

Py 12.6kN shear My 47.3kN m moment

Pz 22.2kN axial Mz 6.9kN m tortion

25.4mm
Pitch Pitch 4.233 mm
Th
2 2
Abolt ( d 0.9382Pitch
) Abolt 909.432mm

4

BCD
Xbolt
2
i 0 ( n 1)
2
0 0deg
n

Distance from Centroid of Section

X( i) Xbolt cos i 0
Y( i) Xbolt sin i 0
n 1 n 1

X(i) Abolt Y(i) Abolt

2 2
Ibolt y Ibolt x
i 0 i 0
Mx My
x( i) Y( i) y ( i) X( i)
Ibolt x Ibolt y

x( i) y ( i)
i

Max max( ) Max 160.371MPa

shear force Vb
Px
Vbx Vbx 0.313 kN
n
Py
Vby Vby 1.575 kN
n
 2 2
Vb Vbx Vby
Vb 1.606 kN
Torsion shear Vt
Mz
Vt
BCD Vt 2.654 kN
n
2

Fv 0.3 Fyb Fv 74.4 MPa

Ft 0.5 Fyb Ft 124 MPa

ft Max ft 160.371 MPa

Vb Vt
fv fv 4.684 MPa
Abolt

AASHTO Standard Specifications 5.17.4

2 2
fv ft 0.948
<= 1.0 OK!
1.33 Fv 1.33 Ft

BASE PLATE CHECK

Yield Stress Steel Plate Fy 300 MPa

Base plate thickness t t 51mm
Max bolt tension Tf Tf Max Abolt Tf 145.846 kN
Tf to edge distance L1 L1 75mm

Base plate length La La 201mm

Mf Tf L1 Mf 10.938 kN m
2
La t 4 3
S S 8.713 10 mm
6
Mf
fb fb 125.537 MPa
S

AASHTO Standard Specifications 5.8

Fb 0.75Fy Fb 225 MPa

fb
0.42 <= 1.0 OK!
1.33 Fb
Anchor Bolt Fatigue Check

Bolt Circle BCD 650mm

Bolts Number Nbolt 8

Bolt diameter Dbolt 38mm

Threads per inch Threads 6

Px 0kN shear Mx 45.2kN m moment

Py 3.3kN shear My 0kN m moment

Pz 0kN axial Mz 1.2kN m tortion

25.4mm
Pitch Pitch 4.233 mm
Threads

0 0deg BCD
Xbolt
2
2 2
Abolt ( Dbolt 0.9382Pitch
) Abolt 909.432mm

4
i 0 ( Nbolt 1) j 0 ( Nbolt 1)
2

Nbolt 45 deg

Distance from Centroid of Section

X Xbolt cos i 0
i
Y Xbolt sin i 0
i
Nbolt 1 Nbolt 1
X 2 Abolt
i Yi Abolt
2
Ibolt y Ibolt x

i 0 i 0

Mx My
x( i) Y y ( i) X
Ibolt x i Ibolt y i x( i) y ( i)
i

m max( ) m 38.232MPa

Pz
f m f 38.232MPa

Nbolt Abolt

2 2
Vs Px Py Vs 3.3 kN

Vs
shear shear 0.454 MPa
Nbolt Abolt
 Mz
torsion
BCD torsion 0.508 MPa
Nbolt Abolt
2
shear torsion 0.961 MPa

Principal Stress from Mohr's Circle

2
f
f 2 38.256 MPa <= 48MPa OK
AASHTO Standard Specifications Table
2 2 11-3 Detail Category D