A study of the collapse of a WWII communications antenna using numerical simulations based on design of experiments by FEM

Engineering Structures

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1792-1800

  del Coz Diaz J ^a   Garcia Nieto P J ^a   Lozano Martinez Luengas A ^a   Suarez Sierra J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Buckling analysis; Collapse; Communications antenna; Design of experiments; Finite element modelling; Forensic analysis; Steel structures

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; ANTENNA DESIGN; BEAM ELEMENTS; BUCKLING ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL TIME; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS METHODS; FAILURE MECHANICS; FEM MODELS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; FORENSIC ANALYSIS; LATTICE TOWERS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; SECOND WORLD WAR; STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE; WIND LOAD;

ANTENNAS; BUCKLING; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; METAL ANALYSIS; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TOWERS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ANTENNA; BUCKLING; CORROSION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FAILURE MECHANISM; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; STEEL STRUCTURE;

EID: 77953020961     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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