Fatigue Evaluation of Reinforced and Unreinforced Hand Holes in Light Poles

The objective of this project is to develop a more comprehensive set of design guides that is based on appropriate sizes of specimens (representative of the roadway lighting poles with smaller diameters). Research Tasks include the following: Task 1: Literature review and a matrix of specimens to be considered; Task 2: Develop finite element (FE) models of the suggested specimens for preliminary study; Task 3: Conduct experimental fatigue tests on the selected details; Task 4: Calibrate the developed FE models and conduct parametric study; Task 5: Develop design guidelines; Task 6: Submit the final report and propose revisions to The Load and Resistance; and Factor Design (LRFD) Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires, and Traffic Signals (LRFD SLTS) -2nd Edition.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $175000
• Contract Numbers:

  Addendum 597

  17-SPRO-018

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010
• Project Managers:

  Clute, Khyle

  Adcock, Harold

• Principal Investigators:

  Alipour, Alice

  Phares, Brent

• Start Date: 20170101
• Expected Completion Date: 20210228
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Fatigue tests; Finite element method; Guidelines; Load and resistance factor design; Parametric analysis; Specifications; Street lighting; Utility poles
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01645246
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Iowa Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: Addendum 597, 17-SPRO-018
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 30 2017 3:07PM