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Fig. 4-4. Multisection fl anged concrete poles
Source: Photograph courtesy of Valmont Newmark. Reproduced with
permission.
Flange Plate Connection
This type of connection consists of steel plates that are affi xed to the
ends of the pole sections via the prestress strands and/or other suitable
reinforcement schemes. The two fl anges are then bolted together in the
fi eld during erection.
This confi guration consists of a tapered tubular steel pole upper section
and a direct embedded prestressed concrete pole base section as shown
in Fig. 4-6. Common applications include marshy or corrosive
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