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Puerto Rico Pole Performance
Hurricane Maria Report
By Kenneth Sharpless, P.E.
VP Engineering TAPP, Chair ASCE 48
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Hurricane Maria
- Followed Irma (CAT 5) by 2wks
Puerto Rico Pole Performance Hurricane Maria Report By Kenneth - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Puerto Rico Pole Performance Hurricane Maria Report By Kenneth Sharpless, P.E. VP Engineering TAPP, Chair ASCE 48 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018 Hurricane Maria Followed Irma (CAT 5) by 2wks SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018 Hurricane Maria Followed Irma
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Hurricane Maria
- Followed Irma (CAT 5) by 2wks
- Category 4 w/winds > 150mph
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Hurricane Maria
- Followed Irma (CAT 5) by 2wks
- Category 4 w/winds > 150mph
- Strongest in 85 years
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Hurricane Maria
- Followed Irma (CAT 5) by 2wks
- Category 4 w/winds > 150mph
- Strongest in 85 years
- Track bisected entire island
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Pole Performance
- Buckling
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Pole Performance
- Buckling
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Pole Performance
- Buckling
- Rupture
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Pole Performance
- Buckling
- Rupture
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Pole Performance
- Buckling
- Rupture
- Rotation
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Pole Performance
- Buckling
- Rupture
- Rotation
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Pole Performance
- Buckling
- Rupture
- Rotation
- Pull-out
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Pole Performance
- Buckling
- Rupture
- Rotation
- Pull-out
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Pole Performance Factors
- Age
- Inspection
- Maintenance
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Pole Performance Factors
- Age
- Inspection
- Maintenance
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Pole Performance Factors
- Age
- Inspection
- Maintenance
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Pole Performance Factors
- Age
- Inspection
- Maintenance
- Design vs Table
- Load Assumptions
– Planning – Controlling
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Pole Performance Factors
- Age
- Inspection
- Maintenance
- Design vs Table
- Load Assumptions
– Planning – Controlling
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Pole Performance Factors
- Age
- Inspection
- Maintenance
- Design vs Table
- Load Assumptions
– Planning – Controlling
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Pole Performance Factors
- Age
- Inspection
- Maintenance
- Design vs Table
- Load Assumptions
– Planning – Controlling
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Hurricane Maria
On Tuesday August 15, 2018 , the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) announced that it had finally reconnected all 1.5 million customers to the power grid, ending the largest blackout in US history and the second-largest blackout in the world. Vox.com
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