Flag Pole Base Detail

Designing your flagpole foundation options installation methods available to securely and permanently mount the flagpole include ground set and shoe base options.
Flag pole base detail. The array of available textures means a polished look is ready too. Using 7000 t8 temper series aerospace aluminum. The foundation sleeve depth is a simple formula. This calculator will determine the flagpole base design requirements per ibc and ubc.
Foundation sleeves are included with every acme lingo ground mounted flagpole unless otherwise specified. Depth 10 exposed height of the flagpole. Civil engineering design applications. Eight inch shoe bases.
Flagpole base design calculator. Drawings for concord american flagpole shoe bases. Drawings for illuminator contractor series flag poles. The record for the tallest unsupported flagpole is held by the 133m 436 ft 4 in tall pole at.
Pole base arrives at your job site ready for install. Isolated pole factor ibc 1804 3 1 or ubc note 3 on tab 18 i a. Pole is made of tubular steel sections having a diameter of 2m at the base that decrease in diameter as the height increases3. Seven inch shoe bases.
The top perimeter of the foundation will serve as a digging guide. The ground sleeve method is the standard mounting arrangement for our flagpoles. The height width diameter bolt patterns conduit alignment and junction box placements are built to your spec so there s no messing around with those technical details on the job site. Four five inch shoe bases.
In addition to being the strongest telescoping flagpole all telepole flagpoles are backed by a 15 year warranty the longest available in the industry. The sleeve should be 2 inches larger in diameter than the flagpole and the space between the sleeve and flagpole should be filled with dry sand. Overall the pole weighs 66 tonne of steel and supports a 36 5 m x 18 25 m 120 ft x 60 ft flag weighing bout 136 kg. Our stainless steel foundation sleeves require 1 foot of the pole to be encased in the ground sleeve for every 10 feet of exposed flagpole height.
Acme lingo ground sleeves are made from 16ga galv steel corrugated pipe. Each sleeve includes a base plate support plate lightning ground rod and centering bars.