Article: In Search of the Perfect Utility Pole.(Engineering & Operations)

Article: Wood pole purchasing, inspection, and maintenance: a survey of utility practices. (Solid Wood Products).
Forest Products Journal;  November 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......important assets: the wood poles that support their...and maintaining wood poles come to their...best manage their wood pole systems for maximum...value. ********** Wood poles have a long history...primarily supported by wood poles. Thus, the ...

Article: Regularly scheduled maintenance increases wood pole lifespan.(Engineering & Operations)
Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association);  September 1, 2003 ;     574 words ......conducted regularly. Wood poles and structures...degradation of the wood poles. Regularly scheduled...expectancy of the wood pole was 33 years. Based...replacement rates of wood poles consisted of just...degradation of wood poles in an average ...

Article: New Technologies.
Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association);  September 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......extend the life of wood poles? How do utilities...life of a utility wood pole? How do you determine...life of a utility wood pole by comparing a bored...visual inspection of wood poles method used by most...Managing the Aging Wood Pole System. ...

Article: Wood pole alternative design challenge: it's the kind of challenge that will completely change the way students see such a commonplace piece of engineering.(Classroom Challenge)
The Technology Teacher;  February 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......students will seek alternatives to traditional wood poles. The Challenge Students will investigate and develop viable alternatives to wood poles. They will: * Identify new methods to treat the traditional wood poles that are environmentally clean and increase...There are probably ...

Article: The Bayne Company's complete pole-top protection system.
Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association);  October 1, 2003 ;     505 words ......solutions to the problem of wood pole top failures for over 20 years. The top of the wood pole is as critical to successful...process occurs in all wood poles as a natural result of...encloses the center of the wood pole top and crosses internal...Prevent Decay The ...

Article: NIPSCO EXPERIMENTS WITH STEEL UTILITY POLES
Post-Tribune (IN);  April 11, 1999 ;     317 words ......might be more advantageous to use." Until now, the company has used wood poles on its service lines. There are 305,000 wood poles being used in Northwest Indiana. Wood poles cost less to purchase but have a higher deterioration rate. While NIPSCO...

Article: Utility Pole Conference Sets Up in Reno.(Brief Article)
Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association);  September 1, 1999 ;     177 words ......Pole Structures, Managing the Aging Wood Pole System, Proposed Code Changes Affecting Utility Poles, Wood Pole Disposal Options, Reliability Based...Serviceability, Upgrading & Life Extension of Wood Pole Lines, and an update on Codes, Standards...

Article: Beyond Pesticides/NCAMP: New EPA Data Released Under Freedom of Information Act Find High Cancer Risk Tied to Wood Utility Poles Treated with Poisonous Chemicals.
PR Newswire;  December 16, 1999 ;     700+ words ......pentachlorophenol (penta), a wood preservative commonly used...an estimated 130 million wood poles currently in use in the...storage and disposal of wood poles. The American Wood Preservers...utilities store thousands of wood poles at their yards, creating...the most ...

Article: Analyzing the potential for recycling old utility poles
BioCycle;  December 1, 2000 ;     257 words ......research study on the reuse potential for preservative treated wood poles once they have lost their usefulness for supporting overhead...developing a remanufacturing facility that would use recycled wood poles as its primary fiber source. The objective is to develop information...

Article: Utility Pole Conference Digs in at The Nugget.
Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association);  August 1, 2001 ;     294 words ......workshops include: A Chemicals Update: Anything New for Wood Poles?; Wood Poles and Our Environment; The Disposal of Wood Poles; Pole Recycling in the Pacific Northwest -- Regional Overview and BPA's Experience; Detailed Condition Assessment of Wood Pole Structures and ...

Article: Pole Maintenance Co. earns NPPD bid.
Columbus Telegram (Columbus, NE);  April 24, 2007 ;     282 words ......pole structures. Part One will focus on wood pole inspection and treatment services for...5,781 poles in 2009. Part Two is for wood pole inspection and treatment services for...poles in 2009. Part Three will cover wood pole inspection and treatment services for...

Article: UK National Fishing Week: Vital advice to keep you safe while fishing.(Features)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  August 26, 2000 ;     445 words ......uninsulated) They are most commonly supported on wood poles at a height of 5.2m and above Electricity lines on wood poles are often dangerously mistaken for telephone wires Voltages on wood poles range from 230 volts up to 110,000 volts. High...

Article: Family takes complaint over power pole to PUC
Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA.;  April 24, 2008 ;     565 words ......new, smaller pole" be installed where the deteriorating wood pole still stands. The wood pole was not removed, but its wires have been attached to the...as part of a project to replace a deteriorating 85-foot wood pole installed in 1959. The project had a challenge - to replace a ...

Article: Pole structures conference: addresses utility and telecommunications industry.(Association News)
Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association);  December 1, 2003 ;     605 words ......code, and Designing with Wood, which touched on recent...been made to standards for wood poles and how those changes require...Other Structures. Protecting Wood Poles With protection of wood poles an ongoing crusade, more...as remedial treatments for wood pole ...