Breakaway timber utility pole installations in Kentucky
by
 
Hughes, Ronald D.

Title
: 
Breakaway timber utility pole installations in Kentucky

Author
: 
Hughes, Ronald D.

Personal Author
: 
Hughes, Ronald D.

Publication Information
: 
[Washington, D.C.] : Federal Highway Administration, Office of Technology Applications, [1991]

Physical Description
: 
iv, 17 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

General Note
: 
Cover title.
 
"January 1991."

Contents
: 
List of figures -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Breakaway design and hardware -- Kentucky installations -- Summary.

Abstract
: 
This report describes the installation of ten breakaway timber utility poles in Lexington, Kentucky. Installations were made by Kentucky Utilities Company personnel and monitoring has been performed by Kentucky Transportation Center investigators. Retrofit hardware is described and locations of modified poles are detailed. Modified poles have not been struck by vehicles to date. Monitoring will continue until September 1991 at which time a final report will be issued.

Subject Term
: 
Roads -- Lighting -- Break-away supports -- Kentucky.
 
Roads -- Safety appliances -- Kentucky.
 
Wood poles -- Kentucky.

Added Corporate Author
: 
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Technology Applications.
 
University of Kentucky Transportation Center.


LibraryMaterial TypeItem BarcodeShelf NumberStatus
Civil EngineeringBookB027810TE228 .H83 1991Transportation Collection