D-Calc Documentation

DAMAGE LEVEL

On the Damage Editor tab, the user can select up to three levels of damage/defects. Level refers to height above ground. For example, the user could define a wedge at 2.5’ above groundline, a bolt hole at 5’ above groundline, and a woodpecker cavity at 25’ above groundline.


For each level, up to four defects can be specified. Thus, D-Calc 4 can model a pole with up to 12 total defects (four defects on three different levels).

In many cases, the user will need to report only one defect on one level. In such cases, the Damage Level Selection will not need to be changed, and can stay at the default level of “1”.

For each damage level entered, the user should also enter a Distance From Groundline.