RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN AND PROTECTION OF HIGH LEVEL MASTS - PART 1: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

DETAILS AND RESULTS OF TESTS WHICH ARE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE RELIABLE DESIGN DATA FOR HIGH-LEVEL LIGHTING MASTS ARE GIVEN. IT IS SHOWN THAT WIND-EXCITED OSCILLATIONS DO NOT OCCUR TO AN UNACCEPTABLE EXTENT AND THAT SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS ARE UNNECESSARY. APPROPRIATE WIND FORCE COEFFICIENTS ARE DEDUCED FROM WIND-TUNNEL TESTS ON A MODEL. MEASUREMENTS OF THE STRENGTH OF DOOR OPENINGS IN A HIGH-LEVEL MAST SHOW THAT THE STRENGTH OF THE BASE SECTION CAN BE MADE ADEQUATE WITHOUT SPECIAL STRENGTHENING, AND THAT THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE ADVANTAGE IN ROUNDING THE ENDS OF THE OPENINGS. THE INFORMATION RELATES PRIMARILY TO THE USE OF STEEL TUBES, BUT IS APPLICABLE TO ANY TYPE OF HIGH-LEVEL INSTALLATION. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Association of Public Lighting Engineers

  78 Buckingham Gate, Westminster
  London SW1E 6PF,   England 
• Authors:
  • Griffiths, W D
• Publication Date: 1971-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 128-36
• Serial:
  • Public Lighting
  • Volume: 36
  • Issue Number: 155
  • Publisher: Association of Public Lighting Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Height; Mathematical models; Street lighting; Strength of materials; Tubing; Vibration; Wind; Wind tunnels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Masts; Models
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222463
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 13 1972 12:00AM