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The test facility should furnish a signed and sealed test report within
30 days of test completion and furnish the number of copies required by
the test specifi cations. The report should include the following details:
1. Designation and description of the structure tested;
2. Name of the utility that will use the structure;
3. Name of the organization that specifi ed the loading and test
arrangement of the structure;
4. Name of the Responsible Test Engineer;
5. Name of the Manufacturer and Engineer of Record;
6. A brief description and the location of the test facility;
7. Names and affi liations of the test witnesses;
8. Dates of testing each load case;
9. Design and detail drawings of the structure, including any changes
made during the testing program;
10. A rigging diagram with a detail of the point of attachments to the
structure;
11. Calibration records of the load measuring devices;
12. A loading diagram for each load case tested;
13. A tabulation of defl ections for each load case tested;
14. In the case of a failure:
a. Photographs of the failure,
b. Loads at the time of failure,
c. Remedial actions taken,
d. Physical dimensions of the failed components, and
e. Material test coupon reports of failed components, if required;
15. Photographs of the overall testing arrangement and rigging;
16. Air temperature, wind speed and direction, precipitation, and
other pertinent meteorological data;
17. Mill test reports for steel and concrete cylinder compression breaks
taken at the time of the test; and
18. Additional information specifi ed by the Purchaser.
Horizontal testing is primarily used to test a single pole. Most of the
previous sections of this chapter also apply to horizontal testing. A full-
scale horizontal destruction test should verify the structural integrity of
the pole to withstand the maximum design stresses. All critical points
along the pole shaft should be tested to maximum design load.
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