CONCRETE CHIMNEY ANALYSIS AND DESIGN: FE MODELS AND ANSYS-BASED CAD

Arkady A. Livshits Civil Engineering Department The Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. Haifa, Israel

FIGURES

Fig. 1. SHELL MODEL. TWO FIRST NATURAL "BEAM" MODES OF VIBRATION.

Fig. 2. SHELL MODEL. 3-rd AND 4-th NATURAL "BEAM" MODES OF VIBRATION.

Fig. 3. BEAM MODEL USED IN ANSYS-BASED CAD.

Fig. 4. ACROSS-WIND LOAD INDUCED BASE MOMENT AS FUNCTION OF WIND SPEED.

Fig. 5. CHIMNEY FOUNDATION MODEL. BENDING MOMENTS IN PLATE AND SHELL.