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The Aqaba Flagpole in Aqaba, Jordan, as seen from Eilat, Israel, is the sixth-tallest free-standing flagpole in the world.
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Flag of the Arab Revolt

The Aqaba Flagpole in Aqaba, Jordan is a Шаблон:Convert tall flagpole. This height makes it the 6th tallest free–standing and 7th tallest flagpole in the world.[1][2] It was the tallest free–standing flagpole in the world until being surpassed by the Шаблон:Convert tall Ashgabat Flagpole in 2008. It carries the flag of the Arab Revolt commemorating the Battle of Aqaba that took place in 1917. The flagpole can be seen from Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. The flagpole was built in 2004 and opened on 3 October 2004.[3]

Information

Technical data

Pole height: 130 meters (427 feet)

Pole weight: 344,000 pounds (156 tonnes)

Number of pole sections: 11

Bottom of pole diameter: 103 inches (2.6 metres)

Top of pole diameter: 42 inches (1.1 metres)

Bottom section plate thickness: 1.26 inches – Fy = 50 ksi

Top section plate thickness: .394 inches – Fy = 36 ksi

Maximum section length: Шаблон:Convert

Mating flanges thicknesses: Minimum: 1.58 inches, maximum Шаблон:Convert

Flange bolts maximum diameter: 3 inches

Bolt material: A354, Fy = 115 ksi

Foundation: Шаблон:Convert square by Шаблон:Convert deep, 990 cubic yards concrete

Design criteria

Flag size: Шаблон:Convert by Шаблон:Convert

Flag material: Polyester

Wind speed criteria: (pole and flag) - Шаблон:Convert

Wind speed criteria: (pole only) - Шаблон:Convert

Seismic zone: 4 (Uniform Building Code)

Near seismic source: Less than 2 km (Aqaba Rift)

Codes

ANSI/NAAMFP-1001-97 – Guide Specification for Design Loads of Metal Flagpoles

Standard Specification for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, AASHTO

Structural engineer of record: Neil Moore and Associates

Builder: Trident Support Corp. with assistance from US Flag and Flagpole Supply LP Contractor : Sahara contracting corporation, Amman, Jordan

References

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