Pole Loading Analysis
Know exactly what your poles can handle — before construction begins.
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Who this is for
Electric utilities, co-ops, engineering firms, and telecom companies managing joint-use pole infrastructure requiring structural validation for new attachment requests.
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Pole Loading Analysis
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Overview
Pole Loading Analysis through Power-View gives utilities and engineering firms the ability to calculate, visualize, and manage structural loading on distribution and transmission poles. Built on Power-View's geospatial platform, every analysis ties directly to asset records — eliminating the disconnect between engineering calculations and field reality. Every attachment request requires a loading calculation, and without a platform connecting those calculations to live asset data engineers work from outdated records that compound errors across projects.
Power-View makes pole loading a continuous GIS-integrated process rather than a one-time spreadsheet exercise. Engineers run NESC-compliant calculations against current asset specifications stored in Power-View — not assumed averages. Results attach to the asset record and are visible to project managers and field crews. When a pole is reinforced or replaced the loading history updates automatically, and when the next attachment request arrives the current structural state is already documented and accessible.
What’s included
✓NESC C2-compliant loading calculations for wood, steel, and concrete distribution and transmission poles
✓Multi-scenario modeling: wind at 60 and 90 mph, ice load, vertical load, and combination load cases
✓Make Ready structural assessments for telecom, new circuit, and equipment attachment proposals
✓Pole-specific calculations drawn from actual asset specifications in Power-View GIS records
✓Automated NESC Grade B and Grade C classification output generated for every analysis
✓Exportable engineering reports formatted for state PUC and utility permit submission requirements
✓Historical structural load tracking as attachments, replacements, and configuration changes accumulate
✓Side-by-side before-and-after structural analysis for every proposed attachment scenario
Standards & regulatory compliance
This service directly supports compliance with the following standards and regulatory frameworks. GridIntel documentation is structured to generate compliance evidence as a byproduct of normal operations.
- NESC C2 National Electrical Safety Code — loading calculations
- ANSI O5.1 Wood Pole Standards — structural ratings
- IEEE 751 Transmission Line Design Guide
- GO 95 California General Order (Rule 44 clearances)
- FCC Part 1 Joint-Use Attachment Rules
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