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Panel Flat Areas & Gross Areas Calculations @ W

Wind speed, V =

Gust Resp Factor,

Panel No.

Panel No.

Panel No.

Panel No.

GH=

39 m/s

Height pf Tower =

25

1.4705

1
Mast member
Legs
Diagonals
Horizontals
Sub Diagonals
Sub Horizontals
CL Elevation

Length
Quantity
Width
0.95
2
0.089
1.497
1
0.050
1.157
1
0.050
0
2
0.065
0.000
2
0.055
25.48
Total

Af

2
Mast member
Legs
Diagonals
Horizontals
Sub Diagonals
Sub Horizontals
CL Elevation

Length
Quantity
Width
0.95
2
0.089
1.497
1
0.050
1.157
1
0.050
0
2
0.065
0.000
2
0.055
25.95
Total

Af

3
Mast member
Legs
Diagonals
Horizontals
Sub Diagonals
Sub Horizontals
CL Elevation

Length
Quantity
Width
0.95
2
0.089
1.497
1
0.050
1.157
1
0.050
0
2
0.065
0.000
2
0.055
26.43
Total

Af

4
Mast member
Legs
Diagonals
Horizontals
Sub Diagonals
Sub Horizontals
CL Elevation

Length
Quantity
Width
0.95
2
0.089
1.497
1
0.050
1.157
1
0.050
0
2
0.065
0.000
2
0.055
28.80
Total

Af

0.169
0.075
0.058
0.000
0.000
0.302

0.169
0.075
0.058
0.000
0.000
0.302

0.169
0.075
0.058
0.000
0.000
0.302

0.169
0.075
0.058
0.000
0.000
0.302

TABLE II - 3.80 M CANTILEVERED LATTICED T


Tower height =
Gh =
Wind speed =

25 m

1.4705
39 m/s

Typical tower wind load distribution per panel in direction

Panel No.

Centerline

Flat area

DF

Eff. Area

Kz

elev. (m)

AF(m2)

(Normal)

AE(m2)

1.0<Kz<2.58

3.20

6.145

1.0

6.145

1.000

7.55

2.839

1.0

2.839

1.000

10.55

2.593

1.0

2.593

1.015

13.56

2.497

1.0

2.497

1.091

Table I - Wind load on antenna support pipe and other mounted pole & latticed structures.
Tower ht. =
Wind speed =
Gh1 =
Actual Loads

LR

25 m
39 m/s

1.6761
Size

20mmx2.0m

Dept

GSM

Length, l

Diameter, d Appurtenance

(mm)

(mm)

c/l Elev., (m)

2000

20.0

29.80

multiplied by 1.25, to compensate for the greater gust response for mounted pole structure (EIA/TIA-222-E, Sec. 2.3.4.4)

reas Calculations @ Wind speed 0f 39 m/s


m

Lower L1

Upper L2
Depth
Gross Area, Ag
1.16
1.16
1.0
1.09915 sq.m.
Exposure Factor
Kz
=
1.0 1<Kz>2.58
Solidity Ratio
e
= 0.27440295
Structure Force CoeffCF
= 2.68221052
Velocity pressure qz
=
932.373
Horizontal Force
Fa
=
1.1091459 kN
Base Moment
BM
= 28.2554919 kN-m
Lower L1

Upper L2
Depth
Gross Area, Ag
1.16
1.16
1.0
1.09915 sq.m.
Exposure Factor
Kz
=
1.00 1<Kz>2.58
Solidity Ratio
e
= 0.27440295
Structure Force CoeffCF
= 2.68221052
Velocity pressure qz
=
932.373
Horizontal Force
Fa
=
1.1091459 kN
Base Moment
BM
= 28.7823362 kN-m
Lower L1

Upper L2
1.16
1.16
Exposure Factor
Kz
=
Solidity Ratio
e
=
Structure Force CoeffCF
=
Velocity pressure qz
=
Horizontal Force
Fa
=
Base Moment
BM
=

Depth

Gross Area, Ag
1.0
1.09915 sq.m.
1.31999992 1<Kz>2.58
0.27440295
2.68221052
1230.73228
1.4640725 kN
38.6881159 kN-m
kN
Lower L1
Upper L2
Depth
Gross Area, Ag
1.16
1.16
1.0
1.09915 sq.m.
Exposure Factor
Kz
= 1.35286053 1<Kz>2.58
Solidity Ratio
e
= 0.27440295
Structure Force CoeffCF
= 2.68221052
Velocity pressure qz
= 1261.37063
Horizontal Force
Fa
= 1.50051972 kN
Base Moment
BM
= 43.2149679 kN-m

CANTILEVERED LATTICED TOWER

tribution per panel in direction normal to the tower face.

Solidity

CF

qZ

Horizontal force

Base Moment

ratio (e)

(Square)

(Pa)

F, (kN)

( kN-M)

0.135

3.275

1241.33

28.32

90.62

0.136

3.272

1241.33

13.08

98.75

0.136

3.272

1260.46

12.13

127.97

0.141

3.248

1354.17

12.45

168.82

Total Base Moment =

486.17

pole & latticed structures.

Kz

1.366

ure (EIA/TIA-222-E, Sec. 2.3.4.4)

Pressure
qz (kPa)

1.274

0.912

CF

Force, Fc

(C<4.40)

(kN/m)

1.200

0.512

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