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Thanks David. That's what my "instincts" were telling me too. As engineers we like to quantify things - but as an inspector, I know that is not always possible. The trick is to look at the tell-tale signs and formulate a theory with the clues available - a rather benign looking dent and missing luminaire. ...

Hi Serban - I appreciate that there are other aspects (such as foundation, anchorage or weld damage) - but they were found to be in satisfactory condition. The only issue is as an inspector you have to make an assessment on the spot. Is there an issue or not when there is an impact damage at the base ...

Recently I have been reviewing some inspection reports on single post luminaire structures approximately 60' high. Does anyone have a way to judge the integrity of the post with an impact point at the base? Some of these are connected to the base with hook anchors, while some have break-away anchorage. ...