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 (CAT 5) by 2wks • Category 4 w/winds > 150mph • SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018
Hurricane Maria Followed Irma (CAT 5) by 2wks • Category 4 w/winds > 150mph • Strongest in 85 years • SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018
Hurricane Maria Followed Irma (CAT 5) by 2wks • Category 4 w/winds > 150mph • Strongest in 85 years • Track bisected entire island • SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018
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Pole Performance • Buckling SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018
Pole Performance • Buckling SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018
Pole Performance • Buckling • Rupture SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018
Pole Performance • Buckling • Rupture SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018
Pole Performance • Buckling • Rupture • Rotation SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018
Pole Performance • Buckling • Rupture • Rotation SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018
Pole Performance • Buckling • Rupture • Rotation • Pull-out SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018
Pole Performance • Buckling • Rupture • Rotation • Pull-out SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018
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Pole Performance Factors Age • Inspection • Maintenance • SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018
Pole Performance Factors Age • Inspection • Maintenance • SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018
Pole Performance Factors Age • Inspection • Maintenance • SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018
Pole Performance Factors Age • Inspection • Maintenance • Design vs Table • Load Assumptions • Planning – Controlling – SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018
Pole Performance Factors Age • Inspection • Maintenance • Design vs Table • Load Assumptions • Planning – Controlling – SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018
Pole Performance Factors Age • Inspection • Maintenance • Design vs Table • Load Assumptions • Planning – Controlling – SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018
Pole Performance Factors Age • Inspection • Maintenance • Design vs Table • Load Assumptions • Planning – Controlling – SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018
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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 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018
Puerto Rico Pole Performance Hurricane Maria Report Thank You!!.... Questions? SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018
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