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towers
It is recommended that the line designer provides at least the following informations:
•Applied loads, including safety factor, at attachment point of insulator/earthwire
•Wind load on support
•Load combinations
•Ultimate limit state for each load combination
•Deformation of structure
The arrangement of tower members should keep the tower geometry simple by using as few
members as possible.
A tower is described by a design drawing which shows overall dimensions, joints, and
member locations.
For purpose of analysis a tower can be represented by a model composed of members
interconnected at joint. Members are normally classified as primary and secondary member.
Primary members form the triangulated system that carries the loads from their application
points down to the tower foundations. Secondary members are used to provide intermediate
bracing points to the primary members and thus reduce unsupported length. Secondary
members can be easily identified on a drawings as members inside a triangle formed by
primary members.