What are some classical hand method of graphical static analysis for transmission towers?

[LockeBT]

Obviously the current practice is modeling the towers using computer software. However, just for reference does anyone have any resources or texts with conventional methods for trussed-tower analysis?

I presumed the analysis of space truss was the way to analyze towers however I was told there is a graphical analysis somewhere.

Perhaps these?

https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/9780784479414.032

https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/JPWEAM.0000302

(this one is a bit outdated)

 

[dik]

Check...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cremona_diagram

When I first started engineering this method was common...

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-Dik

 

[GregLocock]

Bows diagrams is what I was taught.

http://wiki.dtonline.org/index.php/Bow's_Notation

with a bit of practice you can sketch them out, and it is fascinating to see how something like a warren truss actually works, graphically.


Cheers

Greg Locock


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