Reinforced pole

A structural element comprising a resin bonded filament wound pole, a discrete reinforcing region integral with said pole and perimetrically disposed and selectively placed thereon, said region being formed of a composite material including a plurality of pre-stressed longitudinally disposed fibers and a bonding agent embedding and structurally joining said fibers to said pole, said fibers being cast under stress in said bonding agent so that said pole is in stressed condition after the bonding agent is set, the bonding of said pre-stressed fibers to said pole by said bonding agent in said discrete reinforcing region serving to integrate said reinforcing region with said pole to increase the inertial moment thereof and provide increased resistance to tensile and compressive stresses, said fibers being bunched in separate packets and varying stepwise in longitudinal length along said pole to define a narrowing taper for said reinforcing region along said pole, the thickness of said region along said pole varying in relation to said taper.