Stronger legs for steel towers
Abstract
Lattice towers made of hot rolled steel angle sections are used to support transmission lines and radio antenna. The legs of these towers are usually strengthened by retrofitting extra parallel bracing members. This paper presents a numerical method for predicting the failure load of single and compound angle sections used in steel towers considering second order and inelasticity effects. Predictions from the method are compared with limited laboratory results.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis
Seismic Performance and Analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 215–220
- Publication date
- 27 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter