The Current Situation Of Wood Poles Installed In Ilha Do Mel: A Wood Pole Biodegradation Diagnostic
IRG/WP 07-40373
C C Borges, J C Moreschi
Wood CCA and CCB poles installed in Ilha do Mel, an island of Parana State, Brazil, are failed earlier than expected: just five years after being installed many poles need to be replaced with financial implications for the State Energy Company – COPEL.
In an effort to answer what causes this failure, this work shows the deterioration diagnostic of Ilha do Mel’s poles. In fact, such poles have been submitted to several degradation agents. In addition to this, such poles have not received any maintenance, and have shown characteristics of low quality, including lack of natural resistance.