Sorry for the truncated message. These weights would be for cedar poles.
Mark Spencer wrote:
> http://www.blpole.com/products_services/western_red_cedar_poles_dimensions.html#ship
> David Gilbert wrote:
>> It's better to search on the pieces instead of the whole ...
>> Wikipedia says that wooden utility poles are typically made from Douglas
>> Fir or Jack Pine, among others.
>> A Google search on <douglas fir density> comes up with
>> http://www.csudh.edu/oliver/chemdata/woods.htm
>> for which Douglas Fir and jack Pine are both given as roughly 30 pounds
>> per cubic foot. The preservative treatment might add a bit more.
>> Typical telephone poles might be somewhere around 10 inches or 12 inches
>> in average diameter (they taper, of course), which would have volumes of
>> 0.55 cubic foot or 0.80 cubic foot per linear foot respectively.
>> That suggests a weight in the range of 15 to 25 pounds per linear foot,
>> probably tending toward the higher value.
>> 73,
>> Dave AB7E
>> Doug Rehman wrote:
>>> I've Googled for the answer, but came up empty-
>>>
>>> How much does an average utility pole weigh per foor?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Doug
>>> K4AC
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