B.S.
1840 :1960
Incorporating amendment issued December - 1972 (AMD 106 i )
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THIS BRITISHSTANDARD, having been approved by the Iron
and Steel Industry Standards Committee and endorsed by
the Chairman of the Engineering Divisional Council, was
published under the authority of the General Council on
30th July, 1960.
First published, February, 1952. ,
First revision, July, 1960.
The Institution desires to call attention to the fact that this
British Standard does not purport to iiiclude all the necessary
provisions of a contract.
A coniplete list of British Standards, niiinkriiig over 3000,
indexed and cross-indexed for reference, together with an
abstract of each standard, will be found in the Institution's
Yearbook.
This standard makes reference to the following British
Standards and Code of Practice:
B.S. 350. Conversion factors and tables.
B.S. 938. General requirements for the metal-arc welding of
weldable structural steel tiibes.
. ß.S. 1449. Steel plate, sheet and strip.
ILS. 1775. Stecl tubes for structural, mechanical and general
engineering purposes.
B.S. 1856. General requireiiients for the matal-arc welding of
mild steel.
B.S. 2937. General requirements for seam welding in mild
steel.
CP 1004. Street lighting
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Part 1. 'Traffic routes.
Part 2. Street lighting. Roads other thau traffic
soutes.
British Startrlardr are revised, when , necessary, by tlie issire .
either of amendnent slips or of revised editiotis. It is imporfarit
that users OJ British Standards siioirld ascertain that they are
in possession of tlie latest arnetidnents or editions.
The following B.S.I. references relate to the work on this standard:
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Committee reference ISE/52.
a Draft for coniment CZ(1SE) 5339.
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B.S. 1840 : 1960
BRITISH STANDARD SPECIFICATLON FOR
STEEL COLUMNS ' FOR STREET LIGHTING
Fomwom
The first edition of this standard, published in 1952, covered only steel street
lighting columns made from tubes to B.S. 1775. In the present revision, the
scope has been extended to cover columns made from other forms of steel and
by other methods OP construction.
Although columns made to this standard may be of any length, attention
is drawn to the recoininendationsof British Standard Code of Practice CP 1004,
' Street lighting ': Parts 1 and 2, dealing with the design of lighting installations
in trafic routes (Group A) and in roads other than fraílìc routes (Group B)
and, in particular, to the recommendations for mounting height.
NOTE. Where metric equivalents ate stated, the figures in British units are to be regarded
as the standard. The nietric conversions are approximate. More accurate conversions should
be based on the tables in ES. 350, ' Conversion factors and tables '.
SPECIFICATION
SCOPE
1. This British Standard specSes requirements for the materials and design of
steel street lighting columns with or without bracket arms.
The columns specified in this standard are not intended to support overhead
wiring, and attention is drawn to the design loading shown in Clause 17.
2. For the purposes of this British Standard, the following definitions apply:
a. Mourtfirgheiglt, The vertical distance from the centre of the light source
to the carriageway, or to the horizontal plane through the nearest point of the
carriageway when the light source is not vertically above it.
6. Orifreach. The shortest distance between the vertical line through the
centre of the base of the column, and the vertical line through the centre of the
tight source.
MATERIAL
3. The columns shall be manufactured from:
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a. Steel tubes conformingto B.S. 1775, 'Stcel tubes for mechanica1,structural
and general engineering purposes', Grades 13, 1.6 or 20.
D. Steel plate, slieet or strip coiûoriiUiig to B.S, 1449, 'Steel plate, slieet
aiid strip', Part 1, Matetial HR 37/23 or Material HR 43/25 or Material CR
37/23 or Material HS 43/25 or Material CS 17 or Material CS 22.'
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c. Formed steel plate, sheet or strip having the following mechanical
properties:
Tensile strength tonslin?, min.: 26
kg/mma, min.: 41
0.1 per cent proof stress tonslin?, min.: 18.5
kg/mmp, min.: 29
Elongation per cent, min.: 8 on 2 inch gauge length.
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d. Material conforming to B.S. 4360, ?Weldable striictural steels?, Parts
1 or 2, Grade 43C. I
e. Material conforming to B.S. 4360, ?Weldable structural steels?, Parts
1 or 2, Grade 50C.?
CONSTRUCXTON
4. Unless otherwise specified by the purchaser, the method of construction
shall be decided by the manufacturer.
Where welded construction is used the manufacturer shaU comply with the
requirements of whichever of the following is appropriate:
B.S. 938. General requirements for the metal-arc welding of weldable
structural steel tubes.
B.S. 1856. General requirements for the metal-arc welding of mild steel,
B.S.2937, General requiremcnts for seam welding in mild steel.
Where other mcthods of construction are used, the joints shall be satis-
factorily weatherproofed, and protected against corrosion.
When the columns are manufactured in sections, these sections may be
asscmbled on site,
TOLERANCES
5. a. Diameter. Except at joints, steps and door openings, the tolerance on the
outside diameter of columns of circular cross-section (over the fliites,.if fluted)
aiid on the diameter of the cikle inscribing the outer surfaces of other cross-
sections is & 1.5 per cent of the diameter.
b. T)[Link] tolerance on the thickness of thematerial is rt 15 per cent
of the thickness.
c. Straightness. That part of the column above the ground shall not deviate
from straightness by more than an amount calculated at a rate of 940th of an
inch per ft (2.1 mrn per metre) of column length.
DOORS AND DOOR OPENINGS
6. Unless otherwise specified by the purchaser, a weatherproof door provided
with a locking device shall be included in the base of the column, and the
bottom of the door shall not be less than 12 in (305 mm) above the ground.
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Unless the door opening is reinforced insine, its corners shall be rounded to a
radius of approximately % in (12.7 mm).
It is recommended that the tollowing sizes of door openings be used:
27in x 5%in(686mm x 140mm)
24 in x 5% in (610 mm x 140 mm)
18 in x 5% in (457 mm x 140 mm)
12 in x 5 in (305 mm x 127 mm)
. BASEBOARDS hOR CONTROL GEAR
7. Unless otherwise specified by the purchaser, columns with doors and door
openings shall be fitted with baseboards for control gear. The baseboards shall
be manufactured from material which is substantially non-hygroscopic.
BASEPLATES
8. Baseplates, if required by the purchaser, shall be in the form of a flat mild
iteel plate not less than % in (6-3 mm)thick, suitably protected, and having the
following minimum areas :
a. For columns having mounting heights 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) or less:
1 ftg (0.093 ma).
b. For columns having mounting heights more than 16 ft 6 fn (5.03 m):
1.5 ft* (0.14 ma).
EARTHING
9. All metal parts of the column shail be earthed, and the coIumn and bracket
shall be electrically continuous.
Unless otherwise specified by the purchaser, columns shall be provided
with a corrosion resistant terminal having substantial contact surfaces for the
attachment of an earthing lead. This temiinal shall be readily accessible. Where
a bolt is used, it shall be not less than % in (6-3mm)diameter.
SERVICE SLOTS
10. Service slots shall be about 6 in long x 3 in wide (152 mm x 76 nun), the
top of the slots being abotit 12 in (305 mm) below ground level. Columns shall
permit a gas pipe or an electric cable to reach the lantern or lanterns. All sharp
edges shall be removed from service slots and holes in columns.
RELATFYE POSITIONS OF DOOR OPENINGS, SERi'íQ3 SLOTS AND BRACKET ARMS
11. Unless otherwise specified by the purchaser, when viewed along the axis
of the column, the centre lines of the door opening and of the service slot shall
be in line, .-:. ..
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The relative' positions of the bracket arm and door opcning shall be as
sliowii iii Fig. 1,
NOTE. When viewed in the direction of the arrow the bracket arm is on the left.
Pig. 1. Relative positions of bracket arm and door opeiiiig
RECOMMENDED DEPTH OP COLUMNS IN THE GROUND
12. Unless otherwise specified by the purchaser, it is recomtiiended that the
depth of the column in the ground sliould be as shown in Table 1.
TABLE 1. RECOMMENDED DEPTH OF COLUMNS IN THE
GROUND
Mounting height .
Recommended depth of
column in the ground
Over Up to and including
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16 6 5.03 21 o . 6.40 3 6 1.07
21 o 6-40 27 O . 8.23 4 0 1.22
27 o 8-23 30 O 9.14 4 6 1.37
30 O 9.14 . 35 o 10.67 5 0 1-52
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Purchasers shall verify the suitability of these depths for the site conditions,
and shall arrange for other,depths in the ground where necessary.
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LANTERN PIXING
13. Unless otherwise specified by the purchaser, connexions on the columns
for lantern fixings shall be as shown in Table 2.
TABLE 2. CONNEXIONS ON THE COLUMNS FOR LANTERN
1ic;fnliationGroup In
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FIXING
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accordance
CP wiih
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'r lantcrn For dde enfry* For post-lop
lighting, Parfc lantern Iniitcrn
1 and 2 '
A A male parallel A spigot ll%e A spigot 4 in
thread 1% in in 0.d.t x 4 in 0.d.t x 6 in
B3.P.t x 1in (101.6 mm) long (152.4 mm) long
(25.4 mm) b n g
minimum
B A male parallel A spigot 1x6 in A spigot 3 in
thread W in 0.d.t x 3 in 0.d.t x 3 in
B.S.P.t x 34 in (76.2 m)long (76.2 mm) long
(19 mni) long .
minimum
Tlie oiifer end of the bracket arm mny be either plain or externally threaded, If threaded,
the dctails shall be supplied by the purchaser.
t The following values are ' correspondiug values ' in accordance with International
Recommendations ISO/RGI 'Steel tubes-outside diameters ' and ISO/R65, 'Steel tube
suitable for screwing in accordancc wiih iSO/R7 I:
1 'I,, in 26.9 mm -
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id- 7'61 m m
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42.4 rnm .
4 in- 101.6 nim
a/, in B.S.P.-20 m m
.ll/,in B . S . P . 4 2 m m
TOPS OP COLUMNS
14. Except when supplied to support post-top lantern, the tops of the columns
shall be closed and made weatherproof.
LADDER ARMS
15. If required by the purchaser, ladder arms shall be provided, and sliaU,
when mcasurcd from the column face to the end of the arm, have the following
lengths :
a. For double arms: 9 in (229 m).
b. For single arms: I5 in (381 min).
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PROTECïION AGAINST CORROSION
IG. Unless otherwise specified by the purchaser, columns, bracket a r m and
brackets shall be protected against corrosion as follows:
a. Colirttins of steel Ilricker than 4/e in (3.2 rnni): by thorough cleatiing and
coatiiig internally throughout and externally on the pnrt ititetided to ciiter tlie
ground, with black bitutnhious paint or an equivalent acceptable to the
purchaser: by painting the remainder of the exterior with a prhiiiiig coat of red
oxide or similar paint for protection during transit and as a base for further
painting or by metal spraying. Alternatively tlie whole column sliall be hot-dip
galvanized.
b. Colirnrirs of steel % in (3.2 ntrri) thick atid tltinner: by hot-dip galvanizing.
c. Bracket a r m nianilfactrtred front iirbiig: by thorough cleaning and by
painting the exterior with a priming coat of red oxide or similar paint for
protection during transit, and as a base for further painting or by metal spraying.
Alternatively, the whole bracket arm sliall be hot-dip galvanized.
d. Bracket antis rtrunilfactured froin sheet steel 4/e in (3.2 ninr) thick and
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tltinner: by hot-dip galvanizing.
e. Brackets rnanrrfBc~rrredfrom tubing.:by painting, nietal sprayhg or hot-dip
galvaniiing as in a above.
DESIGN LOADING
17. The design loading fox columns shall be that load or system of loads
couiprisiog:
a. The distributed wind loads on the projected area of the column, lanteriis
and bracket arms calculated at the rate shown in Table 3.
TABLE 3. DISTRIBUTED'WIND LOADS
Descrlptlon of column or part Rate of wind loading
of column
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Columns and bracket a m :
of circular cross-section 10.0
of octagonal cross-section 12.5
of hexagonal cross-section 14.0
of square cross-section 18.5
Lanterns 10-0
Raising and lowering gear 10.0
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6. The loads due to the weight of the column, lanterns and the bracket arnis.
c. Other applied loads.
híAXiMUh1 STRESS
18. The maximum stress in a column, calculated for the design loading sp&Zed
in Claiisc 17, shall not exceed: ,
a. for the material specified in Clauses 3a, 3b arid 3d: one qiiar,ter of the
iiiinimiiin specified tensile strength.
6. for the inaterial specified in Clauses 3cand 3e: two fifths of the miniiiiiiin
specified 0.1% proof strass or yield stress,’
MAXIMUM DEPLEXION
19. Tlic maximum horizontal deffexion at lhe top of U column, when the coliuiin
is siibjected to the design loading specified in Clause 17, shall not exceed W Oof
the length above the giouiid.
INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED RY THE PURCH.4SER
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20. The following information shdl be supplied by the purchaser with the
enquiry or order:
a. Mounting height.
b. Whether bracket arms are required and, if so, the type, whether single or
double, the oiitreach, and the angle of tilt.
c. Make and type of lantern and its fixing, and whether raising and lowering
gear is to be fitted. If side entry lanterns are to be screwed to bracket arnis,
defails of the screwing required on tlie bracket atins (Clause 13).
d. Whether ladder arms are required (Clause 15).
e. Finish required.
J Particulars of any other’applied loads (Clause 17 c).
g. Particulars of baseplates, if required.
h. Any divergence from the standard, e.g.
(i) Construction (Clause 4).
(¡i) Doors (Clause 6).
(iii) Baseboards for control gear (Clause 7).
(iv) Earthing (Clause 9).
(v) Relative positions of door openings and service slots (Clause 1i).
(vi) Depth in the ground (Clause 12).
(vii) Protection against corrosion (Clause 16).
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