IS 5978 : 1970 Code of Practice for Design of Wood Poles for Overhead Power and Telecommunication Lines

1 Scope

1.1 This standard covers method of design of wood poles made ofboth broad-leaved and coniferous species of timber, grown in Indiasuitable for carrying overhead electric power transmission lines,telephone and telegraph circuits both for solid and jointed woodpoles.

Note - The detailed specifications of full size wood poles andjointed wood poles made of broad-leaved and coniferous species oftimber suitable for carrying overhead electric power transmissionlines, telephone and telegraph circuits are covered respectively inIS 876 : 1970 and IS 6056 : 1970.

2 References

IS 2 :1960 Rules for rounding offnumerical values

IS 707 : 1968Glossary of terms applicable to timber and timberproducts

IS 876 : 1970Specification for wood poles for overhead power andtelecommunication lines

IS 6056 : 1970Specification for jointed wood poles for overhead powerand telecommunication lines