Northern Telecommunications Consultants, Inc. can field inventory and calculate loads
for in service poles and calculate the impact of adding conductors, cables or
equipment to these poles. A full report for each pole will include total loading
percents with individual summaries for each component on the pole, and a pole
loading acceptance rating based on the National Electric Safety Code (NESC). The
report will indicate the section of any pole that is overloaded, or the reserve
capacity of the pole. Each load will be shown as a percent of pole capacity as
well as providing information regarding stress along the length of the pole.
NTC uses only the most state of the art software This service is intended to save utility companies money by specifying the correct pole size in new construction or change out requests, and or to determine if existing poles will handle additional cables, conductors or equipment. 
A Sag and Tension Profile Related services include pole route profiles, NESC infraction reviews and preparation of utility pole attachment request forms. NTC can also calculate the Foundation (soil) Stability of poles, which includes Soil Bearing Stress based on RUS and IEEE approved standards. The results allow the utility to translate pole strength related to the below ground applied loads which give a soil pressure versus pole strength comparison. NTC can customize Pole Loading Calculation services to meet any clients needs; for example: extreme wind and ice loading conditions, non-standard equipment attachments, class of construction grade, NESC Alternate or GO 95 codes. Pole loading summary reports can be generated with non-technical graphics, digital photography and charts, which provide easy to understand pole-loading data. You probably know the results of improper pole loading. Service outages, lost revenue, lost customers, danger to the communities you intend to serve, the cost of replacing poles and the equipment on them.
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