GSDW Medium Loading

SAG AND TENSION TABLE FOR MEDIUM ICE LOADING AREAS
TWO PAIR AERIAL SERVICE WIRE - NONMETALLIC (GSDW)
SAG UNDER
EXPECTED TENSION
UNLOADED SAG
SPAN LENGTH
STRINGING
STRINGING SAG MEDIUM LOADING UNDER MEDIUM LOAD AFTER STORM
(Feet)
TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) (Inches) (Feet) (Inches)
(Lbs.)
(Feet) - (Inches)
50
40
0
4
1
6
122
0
11
75
40
0
9
2
8
153
1
7
100
40
1
5
4
1
179
2
5
125
40
2
2
5
7
203
3
5
150
40
3
1
7
4
224
4
7
175
50
3
4
8
10
254
5
5
200
55
4
0
10
6
277
6
5
225
60
4
8
12
4
300
7
6
250
60
5
9
14
4
318
8
10
275
70
5
11
16
1
344
9
8
300
70
7
1
18
3
361
11
1
THREE PAIR AERIAL SERVICE WIRE - NONMETALLIC (GSDW)
SAG UNDER
SPAN LENGTH
STRINGING
STRINGING SAG HEAVY LOADING
(Feet)
TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) (Feet) - (Inches)
50
60
0
3
1
5
75
60
0
7
2
6
100
60
1
1
3
10
125
65
1
6
5
3
150
75
1
11
6
8
175
80
2
5
8
3
200
80
3
2
10
1
225
100
3
2
11
6
250
130
3
0
12
9
275
170
2
9
13
11
EXPECTED TENSION UNLOADED SAG
UNDER HEAVY LOAD AFTER STORM
(Lbs.)
(Feet) (Inches)
133
1
0
164
1
8
192
2
6
219
3
4
248
4
3
273
5
3
294
6
5
326
7
4
362
8
4
401
9
5
SIX PAIR AERIAL SERVICE WIRE - NONMETALLIC (GSDW)
SAG UNDER
EXPECTED TENSION UNLOADED SAG
SPAN LENGTH
STRINGING
STRINGING SAG MEDIUM LOADING UNDER MEDIUM LOAD AFTER STORM
(Feet)
TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) (Inches) (Feet) (Inches)
(Lbs.)
(Feet) - (Inches)
50
60
0
5
1
4
156
1
1
75
60
1
0
2
5
191
1
11
100
60
1
10
3
9
220
2
11
125
65
2
7
5
2
251
4
0
150
75
3
3
6
7
284
5
1
175
80
4
1
8
2
312
6
4
200
90
4
9
9
9
341
7
5
225
90
6
1
11
8
361
9
0
250
100
6
9
13
4
391
10
2
275
100
8
2
15
5
410
11
10
300
110
8
10
17
1
438
13
1
NOTES:
Medium ice loading is defined under NESC Rules 250 and 251 as 0.25 inch radius thickness of ice
and 4 PSF horizontal wind pressure at 15º F.
Stringing tensions are at 60º F.
03/30/04