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US 6,647,801 B1Granted
Method, apparatus and support for testing poles
AssigneeAnna Teresa Deuar
InventorKrzysztof Jan Deuar
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AssigneeAnna Teresa Deuar
InventorKrzysztof Jan Deuar
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A pole support for ground poles, such as telephone poles and power poles, is disclosed. The support can be driven into the ground next to the pole. It has a pair of spaced apart longitudinal end plates which are interconnected intermediate their ends by an intermediate plate. The end plates are spaced apart to allow the ground pole to pass at least partially between the end plates. Each end plate has a front longitudinal edge which, in use, is adjacent to the pole and a rear longitudinal edge which, in use, is directed away from the pole. The pole support has means to reduce sharp edges on the rear longitudinal edges. Also disclosed is a method for testing pole strength which comprises applying a load to the pole and either measuring its displacement or observing if it withstands the load. The amount of load applied to the pole and the degree of displacement is undergoes can be used to calculate the residual strength of the pole.
An apparatus for testing a pole having two opposed ends, the apparatus comprising:
A method for testing a pole, the method comprising positioning an elongate rigid beam having a first end and a second end along the pole, attaching the beam to the pole by an attachment member which is substantially inextensible and which extends at least partially about the pole to attach the beam to the pole intermediate the ends of the pole, and applying a force means to apply a force to the beam to pull at least part of the beam away from the pole when the beam is attached to the pole.
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