:Calculate Pole Foundation Size:

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Referance: IS 802 PART-1
Pole Detail
1st Part Height: 2.7 Meter
1st Part Diameter: 140 mm
2nd Part Height: 2.7 Meter
2nd Part Diameter: 163 mm
3rd Part Height: 5.6 Meter
3rd Part Diameter: 194 mm
Total Height of Pole: 11 Meter
Self Wieght of Pole: 241 Kg
Other Weights on Pole: 0 Kg
Safety Factor 2
Foundation Detail
Length: 0.7 Meter
Width: 0.7 Meter
Depth: 1.95 Meter
Foundation Concreate Weight: 2500 Kg/M3
Total Weight (Pole +Foundation) 2629.75 Kg
Stabilizing Moment: 920.41 Kg/Meter
Wind Load Calculation
Wind Zone: 3
Basic Wind Speed (Vb): 44 Mile/Second
Co-efficient Factor (K0) 1.375
Risk Co-efficient (K1) 1
Terrain category (K2) 1
Reference Wind Speed (Vr): 32 Mile/Second
Design wind Speed (vd): 32 Mile/Second
Design Wind Pressure (Pd): 614.4 N/m2
Design Wind Pressure (Pd): 61.44 Kg/m2
Wind Pressure on Pole
Overturning Moment due to the wind on 1st Part of the pole : 134.47 Kg/Meter
Overturning Moment due to the wind on 2nd Part of the pole : 112.76 Kg/Meter
Overturning Moment due to the wind on 3rd Part of the pole : 112.14 Kg/Meter
Total Overturning Moment on Pole due to Wind 359.36 Kg/Meter

Calcualted Safety Factor: 2.56

Calculated Safety Factor>Safety Factor
Design is OK
 Basic Wind Speed-Vb (As per IS 802-Part1)
Wind Zone Basic Wind Speed, vb m/s
1 33
2 39
3 44
4 47
5 50
6 55

Table 2 Risk Coefficient K1 for Different Reliability Levels and Wind Zones
Reliability Level Wind Zone-1 Wind Zone-2
1 (Up to 400KV) 1 1
2 (Above 400KV) 1.08 1.1
3 (River Crossing) 1.17 1.22

Terrain Roughness Coefficient, K2 (As per IS 802-Part1)

Category 1 Category 2
Exposed open terrain with few or
Open terrain with well
Terrain Category no obstruction and in which the
scattered obstructions
average height of any object
having height generally
surrounding the structure is less
between 1.5 m to 10 m.
than 1.5 m.
Coefficient, K2 1.08 1
liability Levels and Wind Zones (As per IS 802-Part1)
Wind Zone-3 Wind Zone-4 Wind Zone-5 Wind Zone-6
1 1 1 1
1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14
1.25 1.27 1.28 1.3

802-Part1)
Category 3

Terrain with numerous

closely spaced obstructions.

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