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1. INTRODUCTION
These days there is an unprecedented rise in the number of telecommunication towers due to
an ever increasing demand in communication. India has more than 4 lakh cell phone towers at
present and according to an estimate is expected to have mobile towers just double this
number by 2016, making it one of the fastest growing telecommunication market. In most
parts of the world similar development in the telecommunication can be observed. The rate at
which this growth in communication is gathering momentum proportionality is increasing the
demand for the production of steel telecommunication towers. The communication towers are
often designed as 3D trusses, which is not the actual representation of the structure. In the
traditional stress calculations based on linear elastic ideal truss analysis, members are
assumed to be concentrically loaded and pin-connected. Telecommunication systems are
generally designed by telecommunication engineers who sprang from technological
improvement in telegraph industry in the late 19th century and the radio and the telephone
industries in the early 20th century. Today, telecommunication is widespread and devices that
assist the process, such as the television, radio and telephone are common in many parts of
the world. There are also many network that connect these devices, including computer
networks, and television network.
In this document, three Models are analyzed.
1. Three hinged telecommunication tower of angle with x bracing.
2. Three hinged telecommunication tower of tube section with x bracing.
3. Three hinged telecommunication tower of angle with v bracing.
Objective
1. To study the Comparisons of shear force, bending moment and deflection of three
cases.
2. To study the Comparisons of Tension and compression of three cases above
considered.
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Tower models
ANALYSIS
Table 1: General data of tower
Design Period 50
Terrain category II
Class B
Building height 0
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Table 2: Tower member properties
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Table: 4 Calculation of load per leg
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Result Comparison
1. Analysis and comparison of deflection
Table: 5 Deflections
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3. ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF BENDING MOMENT
TABLE: 7 BENDING MOMENT
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5. Analysis and comparison of tensile stress
Table: 9 Tensile stresses
6. Discussion on Results
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CONCLUSION
The Tube section is more efficient compare to X bracing with angle and V bracing of
angle
The X bracing is more efficient compare to V bracing.
The Shear force is 20% more in bracing telecommunication tower compare to V
bracing telecommunication tower.
V bracing telecommunication tower is 21 % more efficient in compression compare
to X bracing telecommunication tower of angle section and tube section of X bracing.
V bracing telecommunication tower have 25 % more tensile stress compare to X
bracing telecommunication tower of angle section and tube section of X bracing.
The wind analysis results showed that irrespective of the tower height modeling
strategy does not significantly affect the displacement pattern, particularly maximum
lateral displacement at the top of the tower. It is also mentioned in the journal of
“Influence of modeling in the response of steel lattice mobile tower under wind
loading.”
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