Self-Supporting Tower Section and Panel Configuration

Input Parameters
Standard EIA/TIA-222-F
Type of Structure Latticed
Cross Section of Structure Triangle
Basic Wind Speed 70 mph
Basic Wind Speed w Ice 60.69 mph
Nominal Ice Thickness 0.5 in
Ice Density 56 pcf
Service Wind Speed 50 mph
Height of Structure 200 ft
Face Width at Top 5 ft
Face Width at Bottom 22 ft
No.of Sections/Panels 20
Tower Geometry
Height of The Tower 200 ft Climbing Ladder No A

Top Face Width 5 ft Type Appurtenance Only Appurtenance option valid Feedline Yes
Bottom Face Width 22 ft Location Face Only Face option valid Feedline Size 1.625 in
No. of Panels 20 Member Type Flat Not Applicable at this moment Feedline Outside Dia 1.98 in
Constant Slope No Face C No. of Feedlines 4
No. of Straight Panels 3 Start Elevation 0 ft No. of Rows 1
Total Length of Straight Sections 30 ft End Elevation 145 ft Max. No. of Columns 4 Face B
Face A
Net Length of Tapered Sections 170 ft Area (CaAa) 0.29 ft^2/ft Row spacing 0.5 in
Tapered Factor 0.1000 ft/ft Weight 7.9 lb/ft Type Appurtenance Note: The spreadsheet is npot applicable for the feedlines and ladders on more than one face.
Face Offset 1 in Not Applicable at this moment Location Face
Lateral Offset 0 in Not Applicable at this moment Face B
Member Type Round
Start Elevation 0 ft
End Elevation 100 ft 4.53641666666667
Area (CaAa) 0.198 ft^2/ft 87.1375947739 0.998752338877845
Weight 1.04 lb/ft C B
Face Offset 1 in Face C 25.6109332058
Lateral Offset 0.5 in 128.179880196
(Default "T")
Tension
Bent Plate Double Angle Leg Flange Flange Factor U Tension
Length of Straight Top Face Bottom Face Type of Bracing Diagonal Leg Diameter Length of Leg Wt. Diagonal Width Diagonal Thickness Length of Top Girt Thickness Type of Bracing Gusset Edge Gusset Average Spacing Between Total Gusset Area per /Schifflerized edge Girt/Horizontal Girt/Horizontal Diagonal Vertical Offset at Diagonal Horizontal Diagonal Vertical Offset Diagonal Horizontal Intermediate Size of No. of Type of Connectio thickness thickness Size of No. of Leg Type of for Factor U Kl/r for KL/r for
Sections Length Elevation Type S,T No.of Straight Panels Panels Width Width Face Inclination (in/20ft) Pattern No. of Bays Spacing (ft) Leg Size WT (lb/ft) (in) Leg Thickness (in) Members (ft) Diagonal Type (lb/ft) (in) (in) Diagonal (ft) Top Girt Size Wt. (lb/ft) Girt Per Face Top Girt Width (in) (in) Length of Girt (ft) Connection Gusset Gusset Thickness (in) Distance (in) Width Gusset Average Height (in) Bolts (in) No. of Gussets per Face Face (ft^2) distance Vertical Offset (in) Horizontal Offset (in) Top (in) Offset at Top (in) at bottom (in) Offset at Bottom (in) Spacing (in) Bolts Bolts Bolts n Top Bottom Bolts Bolts Bolts Bracing for Leg bracing leg
1 10.00 200.00 S 1 10 5.000000 5.000000 0.00000000 XBrace 1 10.00 Pipe5STD 14.6 5.563 0.258 10.00 L3X3X1/4 4.9 3 0.25 11.18 L3X3X3/16 3.71 1 3 0.1875 5.00 Bolted Yes 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 No 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 1 A325N Flange 0.75 0.75 1 6 A325N 0.75 1
4 10.00 170.00 T 0 0 5.000000 6.000000 6.92820323 XBrace 1 10.00 Pipe5STD 14.6 5.563 0.258 10.02 L3X3X1/4 4.9 3 0.25 11.42 L3X3X3/16 3.71 1 3 0.1875 5.00 Bolted Yes 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 No 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 1 A325N Flange 0.75 0.75 1 6 A325N 0.75 1
Tower Forces Due to Wind Normal

Ladder Weight Feedline Weight Controlling Structure Total Ladder F Controlling Total F
Sections Elevation Face Leg Size Brace Size Top Girt Size Af Brace Af Girt Af Gusset Ar Ag Solidity Ratio z Kz Rr ArRr qz Gh Df Dr Cf AE (ft^2) CfAE Ladder CaAa (ft) (lb) Feedline CaAa (ft) (lb) Structure F (lb) F (lb) Structure F (lb) Structure Wt. (lb) Ladder F (lb) (lb) Ladder Weight (lb) Feedline F (lb) Total Feedline F (lb) Feedlines Weight (lb) Toal Wind Force (lb) (lb) Total Weight (lb)
1 200.00
CA Pipe5STD L3X3X1/4 L3X3X3/16 5.590 1.250 0.00 9.272 54.636 0.295 195.000 1.661 0.614 5.696 20.839 1.114 1.000 1.000 2.310 12.536 28.955 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 672.059 67.21 0.00 0.00 672.06
AB Pipe5STD L3X3X1/4 L3X3X3/16 5.590 1.250 0.00 9.272 54.636 0.295 195.000 1.661 0.614 5.696 20.839 1.114 1.000 1.000 2.310 12.536 28.955 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 672.059 0.00 0.00 672.06
BC Pipe5STD L3X3X1/4 L3X3X3/16 5.590 1.250 0.00 9.272 54.636 0.295 195.000 1.661 0.614 5.696 20.839 1.114 1.000 1.000 2.310 12.536 28.955 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 672.059 0.00 0.00 672.06
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.000 1.000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
2 190.00 672.059 822.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 672.06 822.35
3 180.00 662.027 822.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 662.03 822.35
4 170.00 651.599 822.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 651.60 822.35
5 160.00 661.544 830.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 661.54 830.02
6 150.00 698.645 856.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 698.65 856.26
7 140.00 732.275 884.24 30.92 39.50 0.00 0.00 763.20 923.74
8 130.00 762.735 913.72 60.60 79.00 0.00 0.00 823.33 992.72
9 120.00 790.129 944.51 59.28 79.00 0.00 0.00 849.41 1023.51
10 110.00 814.384 976.41 57.88 79.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 872.27 1055.41
11 100.00 835.270 1009.29 56.40 79.00 0.00 0.00 891.67 1088.29
12 90.00 852.417 1043.00 54.81 79.00 149.69 41.60 1056.91 1163.60
13 80.00 865.297 1077.42 53.10 79.00 145.01 41.60 1063.40 1198.02
14 70.00 873.187 1112.47 51.23 79.00 139.91 41.60 1064.33 1233.07
15 60.00 875.093 1148.05 49.18 79.00 134.31 41.60 1058.58 1268.65
16 50.00 869.601 1184.11 46.89 79.00 128.05 41.60 1044.53 1304.71
17 40.00 854.588 1220.58 44.27 79.00 120.91 41.60 1019.77 1341.18
18 30.00 826.603 1257.40 41.21 79.00 112.53 41.60 980.34 1378.00
19 20.00 843.622 1294.54 40.52 79.00 110.66 41.60 994.80 1415.14
20 10.00 874.509 1331.97 40.52 79.00 110.66 41.60 1025.69 1452.57
905.476 1369.64 40.52 79.00 110.66 41.60 1056.65 1490.24
Total 15921.058 20920.68 Total 727.32 1145.50 1262.37 416.00 17910.75 22482.18
Tower Geometry
Height of The Tower 200 ft Climbing Ladder No A

Top Face Width 5 ft Type Appurtenance Only Appurtenance option valid Feedline Yes
Bottom Face Width 22 ft Location Face Only Face option valid Feedline Size 0 in
No. of Panels 20 Member Type Flat Not Applicable at this moment Feedline Outside Dia 0 in
Constant Slope No Face C No. of Feedlines 0
No. of Straight Panels 3 Start Elevation 0 ft No. of Rows 0
Total Length of Straight Sections 30 ft End Elevation 145 ft Max. No. of Columns 0 Face B
Face A
Net Length of Tapered Sections 170 ft Area (CaAa) 0 ft^2/ft Clear spacing 0 in
Tapered Factor 0.1000 ft/ft Weight 0 lb/ft Type Appurtenance Note: The spreadsheet is npot applicable for the feedlines and ladders on more than one face.
Ice Thickness 0.5 in Face Offset 0 in Not Applicable at this moment Location Face
Lateral Offset 0 in Not Applicable at this moment Face B
Member Type Round
Start Elevation 0 ft
End Elevation 100 ft 4.53641666666667
Area (CaAa) 0.1 ft^2/ft 87.1375947739 0.998752338877845
C B
Weight 0 lb/ft
Face Offset 0 in Face C 25.6109332058
Lateral Offset 0 in 128.179880196
(Default "T")
Diagonal
Vertical Tension
Type of Type of Offset at Double Angle Leg Flange Flange Factor U Tension
Length of Straight Top Face Bottom Face Type of Bracing Diagonal Type of Leg Leg Thickness Length of Leg Type of Diagonal Diagonal Width Diagonal Thickness Length of Diagonal Top Girt Thickness Length of Girt Bracing Gusset Edge Distance Gusset Average Spacing Between Total Gusset Area per Bent Plate /Schifflerized Girt/Horizontal Vertical Girt/Horizontal Diagonal Vertical Offset Diagonal Horizontal Offset at bottom Diagonal Horizontal Intermediate Connectio thickness thickness Type of for Factor U Kl/r for KL/r for
Sections Length Elevation Type S,T No.of Straight Panels Panels Width Width Face Inclination (in/20ft) Pattern No. of Bays Spacing (ft) Member Leg Size WT (lb/ft) Leg Diameter (in) (in) Members (ft) Member Diagonal Type Wt. (lb/ft) (in) (in) Diagonal (ft) Member Top Girt Size Wt. (lb/ft) Girt Per Face Top Girt Width (in) (in) (ft) Connection Gusset Gusset Thickness (in) (in) Gusset Average Width Height (in) Bolts (in) No. of Gussets per Face Face (ft^2) edge distance Offset (in) Horizontal Offset (in) at Top (in) Top (in) (in) Offset at Bottom (in) Spacing (in) Size of Bolts No. of Bolts Type of Bolts n Top Bottom Size of Bolts No. of Leg Bolts Bolts Bracing for Leg bracing leg
1 10.00 200.00 S 1 10 5.000000 5.000000 0.00000000 XBrace 1 10.00 Pipe Pipe5STD 14.6 5.563 0.258 10.00 SingleAngle L3X3X1/4 4.9 3 0.25 11.18 SingleAngle L3X3X3/16 3.71 1 3 0.1875 5.00 Bolted Yes 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 No 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 1 A325N Flange 0.75 0.75 1 6 A325N 0.75 1
4 10.00 170.00 T 0 0 5.000000 6.000000 6.92820323 XBrace 1 10.00 Pipe Pipe5STD 14.6 5.563 0.258 10.02 SingleAngle L3X3X1/4 4.9 3 0.25 11.42 SingleAngle L3X3X3/16 3.71 1 3 0.1875 5.00 Bolted Yes 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 No 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 1 A325N Flange 0.75 0.75 1 6 A325N 0.75 1
Tower Forces Due to Wind Normal with Ice

Ladder Weight Feedline Weight Controlling Structure Structure Wt. Total Ladder F
Sections Elevation Face Leg Size Brace Size Top Girt Size Af Brace Af Girt Af Gusset Ar Ag Solidity Ratio z Kz Rr ArRr qz Gh Df Dr Cf AE (ft^2) CfAE Ladder CaAa (ft) (lb) Feedline CaAa (ft) (lb) Structure F (lb) F (lb) Structure F (lb) (lb) Ladder F (lb) (lb) Ladder Weight (lb) Feedline F (lb) Total Feedline F (lb) Feedlines Weight (lb) Toal Wind Force (lb) Controlling Total F (lb) Total Weight (lb)
1 200.00
2 190.00 570.959 822.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 570.96 822.35
3 180.00 562.435 822.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 562.44 822.35
4 170.00 553.576 822.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 553.58 822.35
5 160.00 561.336 830.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 561.34 830.02
6 150.00 592.466 856.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 592.47 856.26
7 140.00 621.379 884.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 621.38 884.24
8 130.00 647.913 913.72 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 647.91 913.72
9 120.00 671.969 944.51 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 671.97 944.51
10 110.00 693.391 976.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 693.39 976.41
11 100.00 711.938 1009.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 711.94 1009.29
12 90.00 727.269 1043.00 0.00 0.00 14.21 0.00 741.48 1043.00
13 80.00 738.917 1077.42 0.00 0.00 13.76 0.00 752.68 1077.42
14 70.00 746.258 1112.47 0.00 0.00 13.28 0.00 759.54 1112.47
15 60.00 748.433 1148.05 0.00 0.00 12.75 0.00 761.18 1148.05
16 50.00 744.227 1184.11 0.00 0.00 12.15 0.00 756.38 1184.11
17 40.00 731.817 1220.58 0.00 0.00 11.48 0.00 743.29 1220.58
18 30.00 708.238 1257.40 0.00 0.00 10.68 0.00 718.92 1257.40
19 20.00 723.180 1294.54 0.00 0.00 10.50 0.00 733.68 1294.54
20 10.00 749.998 1331.97 0.00 0.00 10.50 0.00 760.50 1331.97
776.879 1369.64 0.00 0.00 10.50 0.00 787.38 1369.64
Total 13582.580 20920.68 Total 0.00 0.00 119.81 0.00 13702.39 20920.68
Tower Geometry
Height of The Tower 200 ft A

Top Face Width 5 ft
Bottom Face Width 22 ft
No. of Panels 20
Constant Slope No
No. of Straight Panels 3
Total Length of Straight Sections 30 ft Face B
Face A
Net Length of Tapered Sections 170 ft
Tapered Factor 0.1000 ft/ft
(Default "T")
Length Elevation Diagonal No.of Straight Length of Straight Top Face Bottom Face Type of Bracing Leg Diameter Length of Leg Wt. Diagonal Width Diagonal Thickness Length of Top Girt Thickness
Sections (ft) (ft) Type S,T Configuration No. of Bays Spacing (ft) Sections Sections (ft) Width (ft) Width (ft) Face Inclination (in/20ft) Pattern Leg Size WT (lb/ft) (in) Leg Thickness (in) Members (ft) Diagonal Type (lb/ft) (in) (in) Diagonal (ft) Top Girt Size Wt. (lb/ft) Girt Per Face Top Girt Width (in) (in) Length of Girt (ft)
1 10.00 200.00 S Section 1.00 10.00 1 10 5.000000 5.000000 0.00000000 XBrace Pipe5STD 14.6 5.563 0.258 10.00 L3X3X1/4 4.9 3 0.25 11.18 L3X3X3/16 3.71 1 3 0.1875 5.00
4 10.00 170.00 T Section 1.00 10.00 0 0 5.000000 6.000000 6.92820323 XBrace Pipe5STD 14.6 5.563 0.258 10.02 L3X3X1/4 4.9 3 0.25 11.42 L3X3X3/16 3.71 1 3 0.1875 5.00
5 10.00 160.00 T Panel 1.00 10.00 0 0 6.000000 7.000000 6.92820323 XBrace Pipe5STD 14.6 5.563 0.258 10.02 L3X3X1/4 4.9 3 0.25 11.93 L3X3X3/16 3.71 1 3 0.1875 6.00
# Image Title
1 CrankedKBrace
2 CXBrace
3 DiagonalDown
4 DiagonalUp
5 DiamondBrace
6 DoubleK1BraceDown
7 DoubleK2BraceDown
8 DoubleK3ABraceDown
9 DoubleK3BraceDown
10 DoubleK4ABraceDown
11 DoubleK4BraceDown
12 DoubleKBrace
13 K1BraceDown
14 K1BraceUp
15 K2BraceDown
16 K2BraceUp
17 K3ABraceDown
18 K3ABraceUp
18 K3ABraceUp
19 K3BraceDown
20 K3BraceUp
21 K4ABraceDown
22 K4ABraceUp
23 K4BraceDown
24 K4BraceUp
25 KBraceDown
26 KBraceLeft
27 KBraceRight
28 KBraceUp
29 None
30 PortalBrace
31 TKBraceDown
32 TKBraceUp
33 TXBrace
34 XBrace
35 XBraceRD1
36 XBraceRD2
37 XBraceRD3
38 XBraceRD4
39 XBraceRD5
40 XBraceRH1RD3
40 XBraceRH1RD3
41 XBraceRH1RD4
42 XBraceRH3RD4
43 XBraceSH1
AISC 13th EDITION MEMBER DIMENSIONS AND PROPERTIES VIEWER
W, S, M, HP Shapes C, MC Shapes WT, ST, MT Shapes Single Angles Double Angles Rectangular HSS
Y Y Y Y Y Y
k1=1
k tf=0.505 tf=0.436 b=3.5 t(des)=0.349
bf=5.75 t=0.375
y(bar)=1.07 x(bar)=0.854
x(bar)=0.634 tf=0.36 d=5 t=0.375 X
d=23.6 T X d=10 X X d=5 h=8 X
d=5.09 X y(bar)=1.6
tw=0.395 tw=0.24 tw=0.24 b=3.5 y(bar)=1.6
(0, 3/8, or 3/4
bf=7.01 bf=2.6 gap) b=6
W24X55 C10X15.3 WT5X11 L5X3-1/2X3/8 2L5X3-1/2X3/8LLBB HSS8X6X3/8

A= 16.2 in.^2 A= 4.48 in.^2 A= 3.24 in.^2 A= 3.05 in.^2 A= 6.1 in.^2 A= 8.97 in.^2
d= 23.6 in. d= 10 in. d= 5.090 in. d= 5 in. d= 5 in. h= 8 in.
tw = 0.395 in. tw = 0.24 in. tw = 0.240 in. b= 3.5 in. b= 3.5 in. b= 6 in.
bf = 7.01 in. bf = 2.6 in. bf = 5.750 in. t= 0.375 in. t= 0.375 in. t(des) = 0.349 in.
tf = 0.505 in. tf = 0.436 in. tf = 0.360 in. k= 0.8125 in. wt./ft. = 20.8 plf. wt./ft. = 32.51 plf.
k(des) = 1.01 in. k= 1 in. k(des) = 0.6600 in. wt./ft. = 10.40 plf. Ix = 15.5 in.^4 Ix = 79.1 in.^4
k(det) = 1.4375 in. T= 8 in. k(det) = 0.9375 in. eo = 0.31 in. Sx = 4.56 in.^3 Sx = 19.8 in.^3
k1 = 1 in. gage = 1.5 in. gage = 2.75 in. Ix = 7.75 in.^4 rx = 1.59 in. rx = 2.97 in.
T= 20.75 in. rts = 0.869 in. wt./ft. 11.00 plf. Sx = 2.28 in.^3 y(bar) = 1.6 in. Zx = 24.1 in.^3
gage = 3.5 in. ho = 9.56 in. bf/(2*tf) 7.990 rx = 1.590 in. Zx = 8.18 in.^3 Iy = 50.6 in.^4
wt./ft. = 55 plf. wt./ft. = 15.3 plf. d/tw 21.200 y(bar) = 1.600 in. yp = 0.93 in. Sy = 16.9 in.^3
bf/(2*tf) 6.94 eo = 0.796 in. Ix = 6.88 in.^4 Zx = 4.090 in.^3 ry(0) = 1.33 in. ry = 2.38 in.
h/tw = 54.6 Ix = 67.3 in.^4 Sx = 1.72 in.^3 yp = 0.933 in. ry(3/8) = 1.46 in. Zy = 19.8 in.^3
Ix = 1350 in.^4 Sx = 13.5 in.^3 rx = 1.46 in. Iy = 3.15 in.^4 ry(3/4) = 1.59 in. h(flat) = 6.3125 in.
Sx = 114 in.^3 rx = 3.87 in. y(bar) = 1.070 in. Sy = 1.19 in.^3 Qs(0) = 2.51 b(flat) = 4.3125 in.
rx = 9.11 in. Zx = 15.9 in.^3 Zx = 3.02 in.^3 ry = 1.020 in. Qs = 2.58 J= 100 in.^4
Zx = 134 in.^3 Iy = 2.27 in.^4 yp = 0.282 in. x(bar) = 0.854 in. ro(bar)(0) = 2.66 in. C= 30 in.^3
Iy = 29.1 in.^4 Sy = 1.15 in.^3 Iy = 5.71 in.^4 Zy = 2.120 in.^3 H(0) = 0.683 A(surf) = 2.23 ft^2/ft
Sy = 8.3 in.^3 ry = 0.711 in. Sy = 1.99 in.^3 xp = 0.305 in. ro(bar)(3/8) = 0.7 in.
ry = 1.34 in. x(bar) = 0.634 in. ry = 1.33 in. Iz = 1.74 in.^4 H(3/8) = 0.718 Round HSS & Pipes
Zy = 13.3 in.^3 Zy = 2.34 in.^3 Zy = 3.05 in.^3 Sz = 0.67 in.^3 ro(3/4) = 1 in. Y
rts = 1.71 in. xp = 0.224 in. Qs(50) = 0.837 rz = 0.755 in. H(3/4) = 0.983 t(nom)=0.322
ho = 23.1 in. J= 0.209 in.^4 J= 0.12 in.^4 TAN(a) = 0.485
J= 1.18 in.^4 Cw = 45.5 in.^6 Cw = 0.107 in.^6 Qs(36) = 0.983
Cw = 3870 in.^6 a= 23.74 in. a= 1.53 in. J= 0.15 in.^4 Plates O.D.=8.625 X
a= 92.15 in. ro(bar) = 4.19 in. ro(bar) = 2.16 in. Cw = 0.217 in.^6 Y
Wno = 40.5 in.^2 H= 0.884 H= 0.830 a= 1.94 in. t=0.375 I.D.=7.981
Sw = 35.8 in.^4 ro(bar) = 2.45 in. X
Qf = 19.3 in.^3 H= 0.000 b=12 Pipe8STD
Qw = 66.1 in.^3 A= 7.85 in.^2
t= 0.375 in. O.D. = 8.625 in.
b= 12 in. I.D. = 7.981 in.
wt./ft. = 15.31 plf. t(nom) = 0.322 in.
A= 4.500 in.^2 t(des) = 0.3 in.
Reference: Ix = 0.053 in.^4 wt./ft. = 28.60 plf.
The shapes contained in this database are taken from the AISC Version 13.0 Sx = 0.281 in.^3 Ix = Iy = 68.1 in.^4
"Shapes Database" CD-ROM Version (12/2005), as well as those listed in the rx = 0.108 in. Sx = Sy = 15.8 in.^3
AISC 13th Edition Manual of Steel Construction (12/2005).
Iy = 54.000 in.^4 rx = ry = 2.95 in.
Sy = 9.000 in.^3 Z x = Zy = 20.8 in.^3
ry = 3.464 in. J= 136 in.^4
J= 54.053 in.^4 C= --- in.^3
NOMENCLATURE FOR AISC VERSION 13.0 MEMBER PROPERTIES AND DIMENSIONS:
A = Cross-sectional area of member (in.^2)

d = Depth of member, parallel to Y-axis (in.)
h = Depth of member, parallel to Y-axis (in.)
tw = Thickness of web of member (in.)
bf = Width of flange of member, parallel to X-axis (in.)
b = Width of member, parallel to X-axis (in.)
tf = Thickness of flange of member (in.)
k = Distance from outer face of flange to web toe of fillet (in.)
k1 = Distance from web centerline to flange toe of fillet (in.)
T = Distance between fillets for wide-flange or channel shape = d(nom)-2*k(det) (in.)
gage = Standard gage (bolt spacing) for member (in.) (Note: gages for angles are available by viewing comment box at cell K18.)
Ix = Moment of inertia of member taken about X-axis (in.^4)
Sx = Elastic section modulus of member taken about X-axis (in.^3)
rx = Radius of gyration of member taken about X-axis (in.) = SQRT(Ix/A)
Iy = Moment of inertia of member taken about Y-axis (in.^4)
Sy = Elastic section modulus of member taken about Y-axis (in.^3)
ry = Radius of gyration of member taken about Y-axis (in.) = SQRT(Iy/A)
Zx = Plastic section modulus of member taken about X-axis (in.^3)
Zy = Plastic section modulus of member taken about Y-axis (in.^3)
rts = SQRT(SQRT(Iy*Cw)/Sx) (in.)
xp = horizontal distance from designated member edge to plastic neutral axis (in.)
yp = vertical distance from designated member edge to plastic neutral axis (in.)
ho = Distance between centroid of flanges, d-tf (in.)
J = Torsional moment of inertia of member (in.^4)
Cw = Warping constant (in.^6)
C = Torsional constant for HSS shapes (in.^3)
a = Torsional property, a = SQRT(E*Cw/G*J) (in.)
E = Modulus of elasticity of steel = 29,000 ksi
G = Shear modulus of elasticity of steel = 11,200 ksi
Wno = Normalized warping function at a point at the flange edge (in.^2)
Sw = Warping statical moment at a point on the cross section (in.^4)
Qf = Statical moment for a point in the flange directly above the vertical edge of the web (in.^3)
Qw = Statical moment at the mid-depth of the section (in.^3)
x(bar) = Distance from outside face of web of channel shape or outside face of angle leg to Y-axis (in.)
y(bar) = Distance from outside face of outside face of flange of WT or angle leg to Y-axis (in.)
eo = Horizontal distance from the outer edge of a channel web to its shear center (in.) = (approx.) t f*(d-tf)^2*(bf-tw/2)^2/(4*Ix)-tw/2
xo = x-coordinate of shear center with respect to the centroid of the section (in.)
yo = y-coordinate of shear center with respect to the centroid of the section (in.)
ro(bar) = Polar radius of gyration about the shear center = SQRT(xo^2+yo^2+(Ix+Iy)/A) (in.)
H = Flexural constant, H = 1-(xo^2+yo^2)/ro(bar)^2)
LLBB = Long legs back-to-back for double angles
SLBB = Short legs back-to-back for double angles
h(flat) = The workable flat (straight) dimension along the height, h (in.)
b(flat) = The workable flat (straight) dimension along the width, b (in.)
A(surf) = The total surface area of a rectangular or square HSS section (ft.^2/ft.)
STD = Standard weight (Schedule 40) pipe section
XS = Extra strong (Schedule 80) pipe section
XXS = Double-extra strong pipe section
Version Date Engineer
1.0 11/18/2010 PTA
1.1 11/24/2010 PTA
1.2 2/9/2011 PTA
1.4 3/3/2011
Revision Comments
1. Geometry generation of 3-leg and 4-leg tower

2. Wind load calculations for 3-leg Tower (include Feedline and ladder)
1. Wind load calculations for 4-leg Tower (include Feedline and ladder)
2. Add Notes
1. Revised calculation of length of diagonal bracing

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Diag Up
Diag Down
Z Brace
Z Rohn 65
M Brace
X Brace
CX Brace
TX Brace
K Brace Up
K Brace Down
TK Brace Up
TK Brace Down
K Brace Left
K Brace Right
K Grasis M46-2S
Diamond
Double K
Double TK
K1 Up
K1 Down
K1B Down
K2 Up
K2 Down
K2A Down
K3 Up
K3 Down
K3A Down
K4 Up
K4 Down
K4A Down
Double K1
Double K1B
Double K2
Double K2A
Double K3
Double K3A
Double K4
Double K4A
Cranked K
Cranked K2
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Height of The Tower 200 ft Climbing Ladder No A

Tower Forces Due to Wind Normal

Height of The Tower 200 ft Climbing Ladder No A

Tower Forces Due to Wind Normal with Ice

Height of The Tower 200 ft A

W24X55 C10X15.3 WT5X11 L5X3-1/2X3/8 2L5X3-1/2X3/8LLBB HSS8X6X3/8

A = Cross-sectional area of member (in.^2)

1.1 11/24/2010 PTA

1.2 2/9/2011 PTA

1. Geometry generation of 3-leg and 4-leg tower

1. Revised calculation of length of diagonal bracing

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