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| Library Link | Filename | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PLS-POLE RUS Structure Model Library | rus_structures_2015.bak rus_structures_2015.frm |
Updated October 2015 Based on RUS Bulletins 1728F-810, 1728F-811, and 1728F-803 |
| Cable/Guy Library | guy.cab | Based on publicly available ASTM A363 and A475 data. Please note that the Allowable % of Ultimate values have been set to 100% since the 0.9 strength factor is normally accounted for in the Structure Loads tables (as we did in our sample NESC Criteria files). |
| PUPI Fiberglass Crossarm Library | pupi_2023_08_29.xrm | Updated August 2023 This library contains PUPI Fiberglass crossarms for distribution and transmission projects. This library update contains file note changes and general updates to our crossarm library. Please see the Component Notes and https://www.pupicrossarms.com for more information. |
| PUPI Fiberglass Brace Library | pupi_2024_08_21.brc | Updated August 2024 This library contains PUPI Fiberglass braces for distribution and transmission projects. This library update contains file note changes and general updates to our brace library. Please see the Component Notes and https://www.pupicrossarms.com for more information. |
| PUPI Fiberglass Davit Arm Library | pupi_2023_09_20.dvt | Updated September 2023 This library contains PUPI Fiberglass Davit Arms. This update contains file note changes. This file contains 3.625” x 4.625” series 3000 light duty davit arms in addition to the 4” x 6” series 4000 transmission davit arms at standard lengths. Please see the Component Notes and https://www.pupicrossarms.com for more information. |
| REA Crossarms Library | rea-2015.xrm | Updated October 2015 This is a compilation of several documents: REA 1728F-803, 1728F-810, 1728F-811 and 1724E-200. Please see the crossarm page for details. |
| Hughes Brothers Brace Library | hughes.brc | Updated October 2019 This library contains Hughes Brothers transmission braces. |
| Meyer Tubular Davit Arm Library (New) | meyerld-2012-rev.tdv | Updated November 2012 This library contains Light Duty, Medium Duty, and Heavy Duty davit arms for use with LD Series poles and other applications. |
| Trinity Meyer Old Tubular Davit Arm Library (Pre-2012) | Pre_2012_tmld.tdv | This library contains Light Duty, Medium Duty, and Heavy Duty davit arms for use with LD Series poles and other applications (Pre-2012). |
| Laminated Wood Systems PhaseRaiser Library | phaseraiser_library_oct19.xrm | Updated October 2019 This crossarm library when used with the PhaseRaiser Wizard can rapidly model a LWS PhaseRaiser in both single pole and H-frame wood structures. See the component notes and http://www.lwsinc.com/phaseraiser for more information. |
| DIS-TRAN Wood Products - Brace Library | distran.brc | This library contains DIS-TRAN's standard braces. |
| Brooks Manufacturing - Brace Library | brooks.brc | Updated October 2013 This library contains many of Brooks Manufacturing braces including Face Mounted, Knee, Vee, Tension, Combination, and X-Braces. |
| Brooks Manufacturing - Crossarm Library | brooks-201407.xrm | Updated July 2014 This library contains many of Brooks Manufacturing single and double crossarms, including REA Standard crossarms, and standard double crossarms and dead ends. |
| Magnum - CAN Library | MAGNUM_All_Soils_V1.0.can | Updated November 2022 This library contains helical CAN Elements created by Magnum Geo-Solutions, LLC, the engineering support firm associated with Magnum Piering, Inc. |
| Shemar Power Insulated Distribution Crossarm Library | Shemar_DCICA_2023_08_29.xrm | Updated August 2023 This library contains various designs of Shemar Power's distribution class composite insulated crossarms (D-CICA). Please see the Component Notes and https://en.shemar.com.cn/category59 for more information. |
| Creative Composites Group StormStrong® Composite Crossarm Library | creative_cg.xrm | Updated October 2024 This library contains the Creative Composites Group’s StormStrong® Composite Crossarm Library featuring Fiber Reinforced Polymer arms for distribution and sub-transmission applications. |
| Library Link | Filename | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ArcelorMittal Big Angle Library | arcelormittal_big_american.ang | This library contains large angle sizes that ArcelorMittal supplies in the United States. |
| ArcelorMittal Metric Angle Library | arcelormittal_metric.ang | This library contains metric angle sizes that ArcelorMittal manufactures. |
| ArcelorMittal American Steel Material Properties | arcelormittal_american.smp | This library contains the steel material properties for angles that ArcelorMittal supplies in America. |
| ArcelorMittal Canadian Steel Material Properties | arcelormittal_canadian.smp | This library contains the steel material properties for angles that ArcelorMittal supplies in Canada. |
| ArcelorMittal European Steel Material Properties | arcelormittal_european.smp | This library contains the steel material properties for angles that ArcelorMittal supplies in Europe. |
| Library Link | Filename | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hubbell Power Systems / Ohio Brass Quadri-Sil® Insulator Library | HPS_OB.inl | Updated April 2012 This library contains Quadri-Sil® suspension, strain and post insulators. |
| K-LINE Insulators Limited | k-line_2022.inl | This library contains K-LINE strain, suspension and post insulators. See the Component Notes and https://www.k-line.net for more information. Updated August 2022. |
| Lapp Insulator Library | lapp.inl | This library contains Lapp's Rodurflex® composite strain, suspension, post and braced post insulators. See the Component Notes and http://www.lappinsulator.com for more information. |
| MPS/Reliable Insulator Library | mps.inl | This library contains MacLean Power Systems/Reliable Insulator APEX Family of strain, suspension and post insulators. See the Component Notes and http://www.macleanpower.com for more information. |
| Ohio Brass Insulator Library | ob.inl | This library contains suspension, post and braced post insulators from section 26 of the Ohio Brass January 2002 catalog for Hi*Lite®XL transmission insulators. |
| Sediver Insulator Library | sediver.inl | This library contains Sediver's strain, suspension, and 2-part insulators. See the Component Notes and http://www.sediver.com for more information. |
| Library Link | Filename | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIS-TRAN Steel, LLC Steel Pole Library | distransteel_wpe_catalog.spp | Updated August 2018 This library contains DIS-TRAN’s pre-engineered steel pole designs. Now including flange plated and weathering steel poles. |
| Nello Steel Pole Library | nello.spp | Updated June, 2018 This library contains Nello's pre-engineered steel pole designs. |
| ROHN Products Steel Pole Library | rohn_catalog_pep_2017.spp | This library contains ROHN Products's pre-engineered steel pole designs. |
| Sabre-FWT Steel Pole Library | sabre_sts-wpe_2018_slip.spp | This Library contains Sabre-FWT’s Pre-engineered Steel poles designs referred to as Wood Pole equivalents (WPE’s). |
| Meyer Steel Pole Library (New) | mus.r2-2022.spp | Updated September, 2022 This library contains Light Duty (LD) steel pole designs. Now includes Meyer round distribution poles. |
| Meyer Steel Pole Library (2016) | tmus.r1-2016.spp | Updated July, 2018 This library contains Light Duty (LD) steel pole designs. Now includes slip jointed and flange plated steel poles in both galvanized and weathering finishes. |
| Trinity Meyer Steel Pole Library (2012-2016) | meyerld-2012.spp | This library contains Light Duty (LD) steel pole designs (2012-2016). |
| Trinity Meyer Old LD Steel Pole Library (Pre-2012) | Pre_2012_tmld.spp | This library contains Light Duty (LD) steel pole designs (Pre-2012). |
| Utility Pole Solutions Direct Buried Steel Pole Library | utilitypolesolutions-direct-buried-steel-pole-library.spp | This library contains the current inventory of Direct Buried Steel Poles from Utility Pole Solutions |
| Utility Pole Solutions Baseplate Steel Pole Library | utilitypolesolutions-baseplate-steel-pole-library.spp | This library contains the current inventory of Baseplate Steel Poles from Utility Pole Solutions |
| Valmont Steel Pole Library | valmont_sw07.spp | Updated April, 2016 VALMONT NEWMARK SW CLASS (12-Sided) SW07 Series; Steel Equivalent to Wood Reduction Factor at 0.625. |
| Valmont Steel Pole Library | valmont_sw10.spp | VALMONT NEWMARK SW CLASS (12-Sided) SW10 Series; Steel Equivalent to Wood Reduction Factor at 0.65. |
| Valmont Steel Pole Library | valmont_swr10.spp | VALMONT NEWMARK SWR CLASS (Round) SWR10 Series; Steel Equivalent to Wood Reduction Factor at 0.65. |
| Valmont Steel Pole Library | valmont_sw-v20.spp | VALMONT NEWMARK SW CLASS (12-Sided) V Class Series; Tip Loads from 13,000 lbs. to 20,000 lbs. |
| Transamerican Power Poles | wpe-tapp.spp | This library contains TransAmerican’s pre-engineered WPE steel pole designs. |
| SAE TOWERS Light Duty Steel Poles Library | sae_ld_ra.spp | This library contains SAE TOWERS light duty steel pole library. |
| NOVA Pole Pre-Engineered Steel Poles Library | nova_pole.spp | This library contains NOVA Pole’s pre-engineered steel poles. |
| Western Utility Telecom Steel Pole Library | western_ut_scsp_wpe.spp | This Library contains Western Utility Telecom’s Standard Class Steel Pole designs referred to as Wood Pole equivalents (WPE’s). |
| Pacific Steel Structures, LLC Steel Pole Library | pss_swe_catalog.spp | This library contains Pacific Steel Structures, LLC’s SWE steel poles. |
| Skipper Steel Pole Library | skipper_scsp.spp | This library contains Skipper’s 12-sided direct-embedded, standard class steel poles ranging from 30’/9.14m Class 5 to 120’/36.58m Class H11 (RUS S-12.0). |
| Nucor Towers and Structures Steel Pole Library | nucor_ld.spp | Updated May 2024 This library contains Nucor Towers and Structures PLS-Pole Standard Light-Duty Steel Pole SPP Library. |
| McWane Poles Ductile Iron Pole Library | mcwane.spp | Updated December 2023 This library contains McWane Poles' ductile iron wood pole similar designs after the 0.65 NESC reduction factor. |
| Ameron Steel Pole Library - Standard | Ameron65.spp | Updated September 2024 This library contains the standard offering for round tapered directly embedded steel utility poles designed by Ameron using 65ksi yield strength. |
| Ameron Steel Pole Library - 55ksi | Ameron55.spp | Updated September 2024 This library contains round tapered directly embedded steel utility poles designed by Ameron using 55ksi yield strength. |
| Grid Structures Steel Pole Library | Grid.spp | This library contains Grid Structures pre-engineered steel poles C1 through H7, for a RUS to ANSI Load Equivalence of 0.65. Structures are designed with slip joints and standard embedment of 10%+2FT. |
| Library Link | Filename | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wood Pole and Material Libraries | Based on ANSI O5.1 2002, 2008, 2015 and 2017 | |
| Laminated Wood Systems E-LAM pole Library | elam_oct19.lpp | Updated October 2019 This library contains LWS E-LAM laminated wood pole designs in the PLS-POLE laminated pole library (.lpp) format. |
| McFarland Cascade Laminated Wood Pole Library | mcpoles_2015.lpp | Updated April, 2015 This library contains McFarland Cascade laminated wood pole designs in the PLS-POLE laminated pole library (.lpp) format. |
| Library Link | Filename | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Creative Composites Group StormStrong® Composite Pole Library | creative_cg.fpp | Updated November 2024 This library contains the Creative Composites Group’s StormStrong® Fiber Reinforced Polymer Monopole Library for telecommunication, distribution, and sub-transmission applications. |
| Trident Industries Composite Pole Library | trident.fpp | Updated January 2024 This requires version 17.50 or newer of PLS-POLE. This library contains the information necessary to work with Trident Industries poles in PLS-POLE using the Fiber Reinforced Polymer pole element. |
| NOV FRP Pole Library | NOV_U-Pole.fpp | Updated June 2022 This library contains NOV’s Fiber Reinforced Polymer pole designs. |
| RS Poles Modular Composite Utility Pole Library | RS_Poles_Utility20090421.fpp | This library contains the information necessary to design RS Technologies Inc. RS Poles in PLS-POLE using the Fiber Reinforced Polymer pole element. |
| RS Poles Modular Composite Antenna Pole Library | RS_Poles_Antenna20090421.fpp | This library contains the information necessary to design RS Technologies Inc. RS Poles for telecommunications applications in PLS-POLE using the Fiber Reinforced Polymer pole element. |
| Shakespeare Composite Pole Library | shakespeare.fpp | This requires version 12.39 or newer of PLS-POLE. This library contains the information necessary to work with Shakespeare's Tuff-Pole® in PLS-POLE using the Fiber Reinforced Polymer pole element. |
| Library Link | Filename | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Civilmart Poles - Reinforced Concrete (RC) | Civilmart_RC.cpp | New August 2024 Standard Civilmart RC (Reinforced Concrete) pole designs, up to and including 100kNu tip load. Product available in Australia. Contact Civilmart for custom designs. |
| Civilmart Poles - Pre-stressed Concrete (RPC) | Civilmart_RPC.cpp | New August 2024 Standard Civilmart RPC (Pre-stressed Concrete) pole designs, up to and including 100kNu tip load. Product available in Australia. Contact Civilmart for custom designs. |
| Civilmart Poles - Strong Pole (RSP) - Footing | Civilmart_RSP_F.cpp | New August 2024 Footing Section of Standard RSP (High-Strength Pre-stressed) poles. Must be used in combination with Civilmart_RSP_J.cpp file. Australia only product. Custom designs possible. |
| Civilmart Poles - Strong Pole (RSP) - J Section | Civilmart_RSP_J.cpp | New August 2024 Other sections of Standard RSP (High-Strength Pre-stressed) poles. Must be used in combination with Civilmart_RSP_F.cpp file. Australia only product. Custom designs possible. |
LEGAL DISCLAIMER: These files are being provided on an "as-is" basis. Power Line Systems, Inc. accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the data herein, and the PLS-CADD end user is responsible for the use and verification of all data obtained in this library.