Whitco light poles

[hokie66]

This may have been previously discussed in some forum here, but these poles have now been officially recalled. The company which made them is defunct.

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09321.html

http://enr.construction.com/yb/enr/article.aspx?story_id=147092484

 

[msquared48]

Fatigue?

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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[rowingengineer]

I think the welding looks suss.


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[hokie66]

I think the welding is definitely suspect, but as well, I can't believe that poles of that size are not stiffened at the base.