This standard specifies the test method on tower and pole structures of overhead line.
This standard is applicable to loading tests on full-scale tower and pole structures of overhead line with voltage grade of 35kV or above. Loading tests on power transformation framework, tower and pole with low voltage grade, tower and pole for communication, overhead electrification framework for railway or rail, support for street lighting, wind turbine tower or sling framework may be carried out by reference to this standard. This standard is not applicable to model test.
Materials used for tower and pole in this standard include (but not limited to) metal, concrete, wood, plywood and synthetic materials.
