Atmospheric icing and communication tower failure in the United States

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 91-104

  Mulherin, N D ^a  

^a Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication tower; Glaze; Ice accretion; Icing; Radio and television; Rime; Tower collapse; Tower failure

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); RADIO TOWERS; TELEVISION TOWERS;

COMMUNICATION TOWERS; ICE ACCRETION;

ICE PROBLEMS;

EID: 0032048094     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-232X(97)00025-6     Document Type: Article

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