Finite element modeling of transmission line under downburst wind loading

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-89

  Shehata, A Y ^a   El Damatty, A A ^a   Savory, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Downbursts; Finite element; Microbursts; Transmission line; Transmission tower; Wind load

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC TOWERS; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POWER TRANSMISSION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

DOWNBURSTS; FINITE ELEMENT; MICROBURSTS; TRANSMISSION TOWER; WIND LOAD;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 25444472341     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2005.05.005     Document Type: Article

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