Prestressed Concrete Powerpoles The Practical Alternative to Wood and Steel
Vpax Prestressed concrete Powerpoles are made to suit the support of infrastructure for HV and LV overhead power distribution, sub-stations, and street lighting. 50 year Guarantee
Vpax Prestressed concrete Powerpoles offer a fifty year guarantee for power industry use, environmentily friendly requiring no maintenance and no underground legislative pole inspections. Quality Assurance
Each Vpax product are designed to suit specific and multi purpose applications. Each Vpax product are produced under strict quality control measures and testing requirements for quality control. No Maintenance Required
Vpax Prestressed Concrete Powerpoles do not rust, will not rot, are fire resistant, are not affected by insects, chemicals or sunlight. Underground Periodic pole inspections are not required. Accessories Available
Vpax offer a wide range of accessories including prestressed concrete x-arms normal and strain x-arms, x-arms braces, pole steps, mains box braces, earth risers and switch board mounting kits. Locations
Vpax prestressed concrete powerpoles are available to every major location and port in Australia and around the world. The Information Provided
The information provided, on Vpax products is based on power industry use and accurate to the best of our knowledge. Vpax products are designed for power industry use, if used for other purposes it remains the responsibility of the user to determine the suitability of use of Vpax products for their needs, if used in such a manner Vpax will not be held responsible for any liability or damages. Earthing
All Vpax prestressed concrete powerpoles come with inbuilt down earth from head to butt with various intermidiate 'Earth' outlet points (refer to standard drawing's). Mounting Holes
All Vpax prestressed concrete powerpoles come complete with standard equipment mounting holes to suit most construction. Length of Pole
m. | Ultimate moment
Kg-m | Last hole from top of pole
m. | Moment-arm
m. | Ultimate at top load
Kg. | Approximate ULS
KN. |
|---|
| 8.00 | 2,280 | 0.15 | 6.35 | 359.06 | 3.5 | | 9.00 | 3,210 | 0.15 | 7.35 | 436.73 | 4.3 | | 12.00 | 6,100 | 0.125 | 10.125 | 602.47 | 6.0 | | 12.20 | 11,800 | 0.10 | 9.90 | 1,191.92 | 11.8 | | 14.30 | 18,000 | 0.10 | 11.90 | 1,512.61 | 15.0 | | 18.50 | 28,880 | 0.10 | 16.40 | 1,760.98 | 17.5 | | 21.50 | 36,000 | 0.10 | 19.40 | 1,855.67 | 18.0 |
Remark:
Moment-arm: Length of pole - Last hole from top of pole
Ultimate at top load = Ultimate moment / Moment-arm Type of Crossarm
m. | Ultimate moment
Kg-m | Half Length
-m. | Last hole from the end
m. | Moment-
arm
m. | Ultimate at top load
Kg. | Approximate ULS
KN. |
|---|
| 0.10x0.10x25.0 | 795 | 1.25 | 0.10 | 1.15 | 691.30 | 0.68 |
Remark:
Moment-arm: Half length - Last hole from end
Ultimate at top load = Ultimate moment / Moment-arm
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