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RBS Communication Tower

12/21/2007 6:47 AM

Hi. Can some tell me the rule of thumb for design the communication tower. the height is 20 meter. max. The tower will carried max 10 kg load. 4 legged type. the design and calculation for is required.

Pls somebody tell me ,whether or any web site have above info.

tq

roy

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Re: RBS Communication Tower

12/21/2007 10:38 AM

Hi Guest.

The 10Kg load is irrelevent. The weight of the tower will far exceed that. I think the biggest issue will be the wind loading on the tower, which depending on where it is to be built could be considerable.

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Re: RBS Communication Tower

12/21/2007 11:25 PM

hi. What i mean are , the load@ part to be attach at tower, max weight only 15kg. The structure of the tower must beable to stand this load.

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Re: RBS Communication Tower

12/22/2007 9:10 AM

What ZAP is trying to tell you is that the weight is not the point. what if this was a 500 square foot of sail weighing 15Kg?

A twenty meter (60') 4 legged tower will hold much more than 15Kg. (of lead for example) weight at the vertical axis if no wind resistance is present. or if total wind resistance is 15KgF (wind loading.) For all other cases the vectorial sum of wind and weight must be calculated. you don't need any table, it is a question of very simple high school math.

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Re: RBS Communication Tower

12/22/2007 7:52 PM

Hello.

Here is the web site for Rohn towers. This is one manufacturer. Tower design can be tricky and you can't take any shortcuts. Especially with wind load calculations. You might want to consider a self supporting system for the height you describe.

http://www.radiancorp.com/ROHNNET/rohnnet2004/html2004/index.htm

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