SAG AND TENSION TABLES FOR LASHED CABLES ON 16M STRAND LIGHT LOADING AREAS 1.0" DIAMETER (0.7 #/FT.) FILLED FOAM-SKIN CABLE SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 100 3600 0 4 200 3600 1 6 300 3600 3 4 400 3600 5 11 500 3600 9 4 600 3600 13 5 700 3600 18 3 800 3600 23 10 900 3600 30 1 1000 3600 37 2 1030 3600 39 5 SAG UNDER EXPECTED TENSION LIGHT LOADING UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Feet) - (Inches) (Lbs.) 0 7 3641 2 2 3665 4 10 3704 8 7 3753 13 2 3810 18 8 3872 24 11 3936 32 1 4001 39 11 4066 48 6 4130 51 3 4149 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 1 1 2 7 4 7 7 4 10 9 14 10 19 9 25 4 31 9 38 10 41 1 1.2" DIAMETER (0.9 #/FT.) FILLED FOAM-SKIN CABLE SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 100 3600 0 5 200 3600 1 9 300 3600 3 12 400 3600 7 1 500 3600 11 0 600 3600 15 11 700 3600 21 7 800 3600 28 3 890 3600 34 11 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 0 8 2 6 5 7 9 9 15 0 21 3 28 5 36 6 44 6 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 3643 3674 3721 3780 3846 3917 3988 4058 4120 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 1 2 2 9 5 1 8 3 12 3 17 2 22 11 29 7 36 4 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 3646 3682 3737 3801 3869 3938 3994 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 1 3 3 3 6 5 10 9 16 4 23 1 29 10 1.4" DIAMETER (1.4 #/FT.) FILLED FOAM-SKIN CABLE SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 100 3600 0 7 200 3600 2 6 300 3600 5 6 400 3600 9 10 500 3600 15 4 600 3600 22 2 685 3600 28 10 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 0 10 3 2 6 12 12 3 18 9 26 7 34 1 NOTES: Light loading is defined under NESC Rules 250 and 251 as 9 PSF horizontal wind pressure at 30º Fahrenheit and no ice. Stringing tensions are at 60º (F). 04/05/04 Page 1 of 2 SAG AND TENSION TABLES FOR LASHED CABLES ON 16M STRAND LIGHT LOADING AREAS 1.6" DIAMETER (1.8 #/FT.) FILLED FOAM-SKIN CABLE SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 100 3600 0 9 200 3600 3 0 300 3600 6 9 400 3600 12 1 500 3600 18 10 575 3600 24 11 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 0 11 3 8 8 2 14 4 21 11 28 8 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 3648 3691 3752 3821 3891 3941 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 1 3 3 8 7 6 12 10 19 7 25 8 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 3651 3700 3764 3831 3873 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 1 5 4 5 9 3 16 0 21 5 SAG UNDER EXPECTED TENSION LIGHT LOADING UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Feet) - (Inches) (Lbs.) 1 3 3654 4 11 3709 10 10 3779 18 11 3850 21 4 3867 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 1 6 4 9 10 1 17 7 19 10 1.8" DIAMETER (2.4 #/FT.) FILLED FOAM-SKIN CABLE SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 100 3600 1 0 200 3600 3 10 300 3600 8 8 400 3600 15 5 465 3600 20 10 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 1 2 4 6 9 11 17 4 23 2 2.0" DIAMETER (2.7 #/FT.) FILLED FOAM-SKIN CABLE SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 100 3600 1 1 200 3600 4 3 300 3600 9 7 400 3600 17 1 425 3600 19 3 NOTES: Light loading is defined under NESC Rules 250 and 251 as 9 PSF horizontal wind pressure at 30º Fahrenheit and no ice. Stringing tensions are at 60º (F). 04/05/04 Page 2 of 2