Structural assessment of current steel design models for transmission and telecommunication towers

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1108-1134

  Da Silva, J G S ^a   Vellasco, P C G Da S ^a   De Andrade, S A L ^a,b   De Oliveira, M I R ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Spatial structures; Stability analysis; Static and dynamical behaviour; Steel structures; Steel tower design; Structural steel design and behaviour; Telecommunication and transmission towers

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORCE MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; RADIO TOWERS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SYSTEM STABILITY; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TRANSMISSIONS; TRUSSES;

SPATIAL STRUCTURES; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STATIC AND DYNAMICAL BEHAVIOR; STEEL TOWER DESIGN; STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN AND BEHAVIOR; TELECOMMUNICATION AND TRANSMISSION TOWERS;

STEEL STRUCTURES;

EID: 17844371952     PISSN: 0143974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcsr.2005.02.009     Document Type: Article

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