[TowerTalk] Utility Pole Weight

[Mark Spencer]

http://www.blpole.com/products_services/western_red_cedar_poles_dimensions.html#ship

David Gilbert wrote: 
> It's better to search on the pieces instead of the whole ...
> Wikipedia says that wooden utility poles are typically made from Douglas 
> Fir or Jack Pine, among others.
> A Google search on <douglas fir density> comes up with
> http://www.csudh.edu/oliver/chemdata/woods.htm
> for which Douglas Fir and jack Pine are both given as roughly 30 pounds 
> per cubic foot.  The preservative treatment might add a bit more.
> Typical telephone poles might be somewhere around 10 inches or 12 inches 
> in average diameter (they taper, of course), which would have volumes of 
> 0.55 cubic foot or 0.80 cubic foot per linear foot respectively.
> That suggests a weight in the range of 15 to 25 pounds per linear foot, 
> probably tending toward the higher value.
> 73,
> Dave   AB7E
> Doug Rehman wrote:
>> I've Googled for the answer, but came up empty-
>>
>> How much does an average utility pole weigh per foor?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Doug
>> K4AC
>>
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