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Wind and Structures
  Volume 34, Number 2, February 2022 (Special Issue) pages 161-171
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/was.2022.34.2.161
 


Investigation on the failure type of tower segments under equivalent static wind loads
Yue Li, Qiang Xie and Zheng Yang

 
Abstract
    This paper presents a failure type assessment curve method to judge the failure type of transmission tower segments. This novel method considers the equivalent static wind load characteristics and the transmission tower members' load-bearing capacities based on numerical simulations. This method can help judge the failure types according to the relative positions between the actual state points and the assessment curves of transmission tower segments. If the extended line of the actual state point intersects with the horizontal part's assessment curve, the segment would lose load-bearing capacity due to the diagonal members' failure. Another scenario occurs when the intersection point is in the oblique part, indicating that the broken main members have caused the tower segment to fail. The proposed method is verified by practical engineering case studies and static tests on the scaled tower segments.
 
Key Words
    assessment curve; equivalent wind loads; failure type; transmission tower; ultimate load-bearing capacity
 
Address
Yue Li:College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, China

Qiang Xie:College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, China

Zheng Yang:College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, China
 

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