Assignment title: Information
Assignment 2: Analysis of 2D Transmission Tower
Using Strand 7
Figure 1 Dimension of transmission tower
The problem at hand requires structural analysis of a power transmission tower which
is fully fixed at the foundation. The proposal design dimensions are given in Figure 1.
All connections are assumed to be rigid (fixed) connections. Structural members can
be selected with BHP universal beams and the self-weight of members can be ignored.
The conductor load and wind load at each arm are assumed to be 10kN vertically and
20kN horizontally, respectively. Consider the following load combination:
Load Case 1: 1.5Q
Load Case 2: 0.8Q + Wu
(Q - Conductor load; Wu - Wind load)
The objectives of assignment 2 are to analyse the transmission tower using Strand 7
and
determine the overall deformation of the structure;
determine shear force and bending moment diagrams for members;
determine the critical locations of the structure.
Late submissions will attract a penalty of 5% per day.
No Extensions will be granted for submissions. If work is not fully completed by the
due date, the part completed must be submitted for assessment. You will be marked
based on the portion completed.The format of the report should be a brief version of technical report. You may
reference the following webpage from RMIT University:
https://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/reports-tutorialHints for the content of Assignment 2:
1. Paraphrase the problem: Structural analysis of a power transmission tower
2. You should provide details of the structures to be analysed including:
a. length of each beam member in the frame structure,
b. the cross section information that you select;
c. the material properties that you choose;
d. the loading and supporting details
3. The details of FE model
a. Overall model (number of beam element, number of nodes, solution method,
load cases)
b. cross section properties of the beam element (similar to 2.b)
c. material properties considered by the FE model
d. loading method and boundary conditions (how the load is applied to the
structures? what freedoms are constrained?)
d. verification of the FE model, i.e. are there any warning message or error
message? checking whether the reaction forces at the supports equal to the applied
load
4. Presenting the results from the FE simulation
a. Bending moment diagram and shear force diagram for all members
b. A table summarizing the locations and values of the maximum bending moment
and maximum shear force for all members in the structure, highlighting the critical
members for different loading cases
c. A table summarizing the values of the displacements for all nodes and
identifying the nodes with the maximum displacement in x direction, in y direction
and in principal direction (combination of x and y, and provide the angle of this
displacement at the critical node)
d. Summarize all results: critical nodes for displacement and for bending moment
and shear force
5. Suggestions to improve the performance of the structure according to your analysis
(i.e. how to reduce the values for bending moment, shear force and displacement).