Section VII Technical Specification

Section VII. Technical Specification

TELESCOPIC STEEL POLE

1. Scope

1.1 This Specification covers the design, fabrication, testing and supply of telescopic tubular
steel poles to be used to support overhead electric lines and equipment.

2. Description

2.1 The poles shall be telescopic, uniformly tapered circular in cross-section. The poles shall be
fabricated in sections as specified in Table 2 out of welded tubes of suitable lengths. The
diameters of the top and the bottom end of the completely assembled pole shall be as
specified therein.

2.2 The sections of the steel poles shall be designed such that the butt end of the top section fits
on the top end of the second section, the butt end of the second section fits on the top end of
the third section and so on. The various sections shall be fitted together by pressed friction
joints. The completely assembled telescopic pole shall have the design loads as specified in
Table 1. The separate pole cap shall be provided with top section of the pole. The bottom
section of the pole shall be provided with a base plate.

3. Material

3.1 The telescopic pole sections and fittings shall be manufactured from standard steel as per BS
4360 Grades 43 C, D, E or 50 C, D, E or equivalent national/ international standards.

3.2 The steel tubes shall confirm to the requirements of BS 6323 Parts 1 to 8 Steel Tubes.

4. Manufacture

4.1 The pole shall be erected by friction joint without involvement of through bolt, site welding
or any type of additional device of joint at the time of erection.

4.2 It shall be the responsibility of the Bidder to determine the thickness of the tubing adequate
to sustain the load and test requirements. The Bidder shall determine the thickness of the
tubing to develop the required pole strength in accordance with the Bidder's method of
fabrication. However, the thickness of the tubing shall not be less than 2 mm, and the
following tolerances shall be maintained:

a) Tolerance on diameter: +/- 1% from Bidder's data sheet.

b) Tolerance on weight: +/- 10% on each pole.
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+/- 7.5% on a bulk load of up to 20 tons.

c) Tolerance on thickness: +/- 10% on each sheet.

d) Tolerance on telescopic poles: For each section it shall not exceed +10mm and -0 mm.
After assembly the telescopic poles shall not exceed
+/-75 mm of their stated length in the Technical data
sheet.
e) The out-of-straightness of the assembled pole shall not exceed 1/600 of the height.

4.3 i. For 11m Pole

Each segment of the Pole has been denoted by the designation B2, B3, B4, B5, B6,
B7. A combination of several pieces of these segments will form a pole. Each piece
of segment shall be measured 2.5 m in length and tapered in such a way that each
adjacent numbered pieces fit into the other for assembling the required type of pole
such as Pole B26 and B27. Assembling segments B2, B3, B4, B5 and B6 shall form
the Pole B26. And assembling segments B2, B3, B4, B5, B6 and B7 shall form the
Pole B27.

4.4 All welding of the poles shall be carried out at the manufacturers' plant.
4.5 Welds parallel to the longitudinal axis of the poles shall be fillet welds. Each section of the
pole shall have only one longitudinal weld. However the bottom section B6 of 11m long
poles and B6 & B7 sections of 13m long poles can have maximum one additional
longitudinal weld. No circumferential joints/welds of the tubes are permitted. All welds shall
be capable of withstanding, without failure or cracking, the stresses in a pole when subjected
to its ultimate design loads
4.6 All seam welds on joint mating surfaces shall be ground flush. All high spots in the
galvanizing on the mating surface shall be ground and if the galvanizing is damaged in the
process, it shall be repaired.
4.7 The pole shall have hole configurations and sizes as shown in the drawings attached herewith.
The hole sizes and the locations of the hole must, however, be confirmed with the office prior
to manufacture.
4.8 The steel tubular telescopic poles must be manufactured by a company approved to quality
standard ISO 9001:2000. The ISO 9001 certification number, the name of the authorized
approving authority with the contact address and telephone and fax numbers shall also be
stated. The Bidder shall enclose a copy of the ISO 9001 certificate with the bid.

4.9 The minimum overlap between the following segments shall be as follows:
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B2-B3 B3-B4 B4-B5 B5-B6 B6-B7

300 mm 350 mm 400 mm 450 mm 500 mm

5. Corrosion Protection
All sections of the pole shall be hot dip galvanized both internally and externally in accordance
with IS: 2629-1985 or equivalent national or international standard. After galvanizing, the
external surface of poles below ground level and 500mm above ground level shall be painted
as follows:
a) Thorough clean brush and solvent degrease, then one coat of phosphoric acid based etch
primer both inside and out side followed by,
b) One coat airless spray of epoxy based bituminous black paint of 1x100 microns dry film
thickness inside of the pole base

c) Two successive coat airless spray of epoxy based bituminous black paint of 2x100
microns dry film thickness outside of the pole base.

6. Marking of Pole
The pole shall have an identification marked with indelible paint on the pole at a position
approximately 3.5 m. from the butt end, which is clearly and indelibly marked with:
a) Date of manufacture and identification mark of manufacture.
b) Length of pole in meters and its design working loads as defined in this specification.

The pole shall be marked with a permanent horizontal line at a point 1/6th of the pole height
from the butt end of the assembled pole. The mating depth of the relevant sections of pole
shall also be indelibly marked.

7. Footstep Holders, Earthing Lug, Base Plate and Pole Cap

i. Each type of pole shall be provided with the Footstep Holders and the Earthling Lug and
these shall be fabricated and shop-welded to the pole pieces as described below:

(a) The footstep holders shall be fabricated and shop-welded on the segments so that after
assembly of the required type of pole these should be located alternatively on the
opposite sides of the poles at a vertical distance of 0.6 m to 0.7 m. from each other. The
Footstep holders shall be provided only on the pole segments that lie above 2.0 m above
the ground level and 1.0 m below the Cross-arm level. The Contractor shall also provide
Footsteps of adequate type, size and strength to hold on two man-weights (about 150 kg)
in maximum and in numbers not less than 2% of the total numbers of Footstep holders
welded on.
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(b) The earthling lug shall be welded on the relevant segment of the pole so that it lies about
1.0 m below the ground level.

ii. Each steel telescopic pole shall be provided with pole cap and base plate of suitable type
and size. The materials of the base plate and pole cap shall be same as that of pole and
should also be galvanized. The minimum thickness of pole cap and base plate shall be
2mm and 4mm respectively.

(a) The size of pole cap should be designed so that it just hold tightly on the top of the
topmost segment of each pole by three numbers of 8mm dia screws and hold the rain
water from entering into the Pole.

(b) The size of base plate for different types of poles shall be designed by the manufacture
considering 50 kN/m2 as the maximum bearing capacity and 1.5 as the Factor of safety
against overturning.

8. Design

The data and the drawings related to the poles and fittings provided in this specification
are only conceptual.Contractor shall have to carry out detail design and submit for
approval. Only after approval of the submitted drawings the contractor can manufacturer
the poles and the fittings .In the following sections pole details are given for design calculation.
After the design calculation, the weight of the poles shall not be less than 2.5% of the guaranteed
weights for acceptance. Greater than above tolerance value will not be accepted. It shall be clear
to the Contractor that if the actual weight of the pole and/or fittings is less than guaranteed
weight then a proportional deduction on the Contract cost will be made by the Owner as per the
reduction of the weight of the pole and/or fittings. No increase in cost will be given to the
Contractor for any increase of the weight of the pole.

Pole Length of Pole Dia. of Pole Load Max Load

Minimum
Thickness

Type Pt. applicable (Design-

mm

Tota Above Below Top from working load)

Bottom
mm

lm Grd. Grd. mm Top,

M M N (kg. f)
m

B26 11.0 9.17 1.83 151 409 2 0.6 3292 (335)

The strength of steel material and design load shall be as per below:

11. m Pole

Tensile Strength of Steel: Minm. 430/580 N/mm2

Yield Strength of Steel: Minm. 330 N/mm2

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Transverse Load: 335 kgf

Vertical Load: 335 kgf

Wind Load 60kg/m2

The design working load shall be the yield strength reduced by factor of safety of 2.0.

9. Tests

The Contractor shall keep the employer informed about the status of manufacture of the goods so
that the inspection and testing can be performed in the presence of the employer or his
representative. Before inspection & testing the Contractor shall satisfy himself that the work in
all respect is in accordance with the specification and ready for inspection & testing.

All parts shown to be defective during testing & inspection shall be rejected or replaced at the
Contractor's cost to the satisfaction of employer.

No parts of the goods shall be dispatched to the site before it has passed the tests or has been
inspected and found to comply with the specification to the satisfaction of employer.

A program for factory tests to be performed is to be mutually agreed on by the Contractor and
the Employer. The Contractor shall work out a complete program for testing of the poles and
accessories to be supplied with a description of the various test procedures. All instruments and
equipments necessary for carrying out the tests shall have evidence of recent calibration. The test
program shall be submitted to the Employer for review & approval at least 15 days before the
actual inspection date sought by the Contractor.

The following test shall be performed for each type of poles. All testing shall be fully
documented and the certified test report shall be provided to NEA.

a. Checking of dimensions and the weight of each type of individual part of segment of the
Tendered Goods assuming material density as 7850 kg/m3.

b. Assembly test and checking of the Dimension and the weight of the Assembled Pole and the
Fittings.

c. Drop Test from a height of 2 meters.

d. Deflection test & Permanent set test by applying the 1.2 times the maximum permissible
load.

e. Break Test of the pole equals or exceeds 2 times the design working load.

f. Testing of the thickness of the Zinc coating.

g. Tensile tests and chemical analysis of Sulfur and phosphorus contents.

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Number of each type fittings selected for conducting the above-mentioned tests shall be as
follows:

Lot size Nos. of Poles for No. of Poles for

Dimension Check Assembly & Other Test

Up to 100 5 1

More than 100 up to 500 10 2

More than 500 15 3

Above described testing of poles at the factory shall be performed in accordance with the
following or the related standards or the practices:

(a) For conducting the Drop Test, the assembled pole shall be dropped vertically from a height of
about 2.5 m or one sixth of the total pole height. The Drop Test may not result with any break
in the welding of any of the pole segment. Any break observed in any of the pole segment may
cause to reject the consignment at the Engineer’s direction.

(b) For conducting the Permanent Set Test, the assembled pole selected shall be rigidly supported
for a distance from its base equivalent to its scheduled buried depth. It will then be gradually
loaded up to a load equal to the maximum permissible load. The load shall be applied at right
angles at the point of load application located 30 cm from the top of the pole for poles of length
less than 5 m and 60 cm from top of the pole for poles of length longer than 9 m. The load shall
be gradually and uniformly applied in increments of 10% of the design-working load up to 120%
of the design-working load. At each increment of load, deflection of the pole tip shall be
measured. The 120% loading shall be maintained for 5 minutes. The load shall be gradually
reduced to zero and the amount of permanent deflection of the pole tip shall be recorded.

The permanent deflection at this state shall not exceed 4mm per meter length of the free
portion of the tested pole. If the Permanent Deflection Value exceeds the maximum specified
value, in this case also the test is repeated on another sample from the consignment. Further
failure in this test may also cause the rejection of the consignment at the Engineer’s direction.

(c) Other tests shall be carried out as per the related standards or the practices.

Should any of the poles first selected fail to pass any of the tests specified above, two further poles
shall be selected for testing from the same batch i.e. same pole length, manufactured on the same day
in respect of each failure. Should one or both these additional poles fail, the test material represented
by the test samples shall be deemed as not complying with the requirement of the specification.

10. Pole Fittings and Accessories

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The poles are utilized for forming the following three kinds of pole sets. The dimension and
other relevant parameters specified for forming all of the three pole sets are shown on the table
below. The Bidders are required to check the correctness of the dimensions the Pole Clamps
carefully and are welcomed to suggest better type of Clamps (if any) for improvement based on
their past experience in this field. If the Bidders suggest for better type of Clamps they shall
quote for the suggested type of Clamps. The minimum strength of the end fittings shall not be
less than 70kN.

i. For 11m Pole

a. Pole Fittings & Accessories for Pin Insulator Single Pole:

S.No Description of materials Unit Qty Dimension
1 Upper Cross Arm No. 1 6x50x100x300 mm
2 Pole Clamp ‘X’ No. 1 As per drawing
3 Lower Cross Arm No. 1 6x50x100x1650 mm
4 Pole Clamp ‘XI’ No. 1 As per drawing
5 Bracing Plates No. 2 6x50x984 mm
6 Pole Clamp ‘Y’ No. 1 As per drawing
7 Stay Clamp set with V hanger set 1 As per drawing

b. Pole Fittings & Accessories for Dead-end Single Pole

S.No Description of materials Unit Qty Dimension
1 Upper Cross Arm No. 2 6x50x100x385 mm
2 Iron Plates No. 2 6x100x370 mm
3 Pole Clamp ‘Y1’ No. 1 As per drawing
4 Lower Cross Arm No. 2 6x40x100x1650mm
5 Iron Plates No. 4 6x100x390 mm
6 Pole Clamp ‘Y2’ No 1 As per drawing
7 Bracing Plates No. 4 6x50x984 mm
8 Pole Clamp ‘Y’ No 1 As per drawing
9 Stay Clamp set with V hanger set 1 As per drawing

c. Pole Fittings & Accessories for Dead-end H Pole

S.No Description of materials Unit Qty Dimension
1 Cross Arm Channel No. 2 6x50x100x3400mm
2 Iron Plates No. 6 6x100x370 mm
3 Pole Clamp ‘Y1’ No. 2 As per drawing
4 Horizontal Bracing Angle (Up) No. 1 6x75x75x2450 mm
5 Pole Clamp ‘X1’ No. 2 As per drawing
6 Horizontal Bracing Angle (Below) No. 1 6x75x75x2550 mm
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7 Pole Clamp 'X2' No. 2 As per drawing

8 Cross Bracing Angles No 2 6x75x75x2567mm
9 Stay Clamp set with V hanger set 2 As per drawing

11. Drawing of the Clamps, Cross Arms, Horizontal & Cross Bracing & the Nut- Bolts

11.1 Typical drawing of the Pole clamps, Cross Arms, Bracing etc. are shown on the drawings
herein. On which the size of clamps varies and stated as Clamp-X, Clamp-XI, Clamp-X2
and so on. Their dimensions are mentioned on the drawing. Thickness and width of the
clamp must be as stated in drawing.

11.2 Hexagonal Nut-Bolts and Washers shall be of 16-mm. diameters and with varying
lengths and threaded portions and shall confirm the strength to BS. The size (length) and
quantity of Nut-Bolts and Washers shall be as per required to fix the channels, clamps,
bracing plates etc.

11.3 The Bidders have to check the correctness of the length of the Bracing and the Clamps
and if founds any, incorrectness they have to suggest the correct length and should quote
the price for the correct length and type.

11.4 The Stay Clamp as per drawing shall be supplied in the numbers as per BOQ.

12. Bid Documentation

12.1 The Bidder shall provide with the Bid two (2) clear copies of the governing standards for
selection of tubings, fabrication and testing of Telescopic Tubular Steel Poles and two (2)
clear copies of all other relevant standards referenced therein.

12.2 The Bidder shall provide a complete design, description and certified dimensional drawings of
each type of pole; otherwise the bid offer shall be rejected.

12.3 Two (2) clear certified copies of all type tests performed on at least one type of pole and
similar working loads shall be submitted otherwise the bid offer shall be rejected. The type
test must have been carried out in recognised national or international testing laboratory.

12.4 A clause-by-clause commentary on specification, specifying compliance and deviations, if

any.

12.5 All data, drawings, catalogues and other technical documents shall be bound separately from
the Bid documents.
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TECHNICAL DATA SHEETS

(To be completed by Bidder)

Steel Telescopic Poles
i. 11m Pole
S.N. Description Unit Data
1 Manufacturer
2 Governing Standard for Steel
3 Governing Standard for Galvanisation
4 Governing Standard for Welding
5 Copy of Standard attached ? Yes/No
6 Overall length of pole in m
7 Number of sections
8 Section B2
Length m
Thickness mm
Top Dia (Outer) mm
Bottom Dia (Outer) mm
Weight Kg
9 Section B3
Length m
Thickness mm
Top Dia (Outer) mm
Bottom Dia (Outer) mm
Weight Kg
10 Section B4
Length m
Thickness mm
Top Dia (Outer) mm
Bottom Dia (Outer) mm
Weight Kg
11 Section B5
Length m
Thickness mm
Top Dia (Outer) mm
Bottom Dia (Outer) mm
Weight Kg
12 Section B6
Length m
Thickness mm
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Top Dia (Outer) mm

Bottom Dia (Outer) mm
Weight Kg
13 Weight of pole including base plate & pole cap Kg
14 Guaranteed minm. Transverse failure load Kgf
15 Guaranteed max. Permanent Deflection mm