Design recommendations and comparative study of FRP and steel guyed towers

Design recommendations and comparative study of FRP and steel guyed towers

The aim of this paper is to explore the potential use of advanced composite materials as an alternative material to conventional steel to design and fabricate a lightweight fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) guyed towers. Both theoretical and experimental testing are involved. The paper offers recommend...

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Main Authors: Sami Alshurafa, Dimos Polyzois
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215098618300569
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spelling doaj-2192d69fb49e4e1c9fbab64b2c95ff0d2020-11-25T01:39:54ZengElsevierEngineering Science and Technology, an International Journal2215-09862018-10-01215807814Design recommendations and comparative study of FRP and steel guyed towersSami Alshurafa0Dimos Polyzois1Corresponding author.; Civil Engineering Department, University of Manitoba, 96 Dafoe Rd, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, CanadaCivil Engineering Department, University of Manitoba, 96 Dafoe Rd, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, CanadaThe aim of this paper is to explore the potential use of advanced composite materials as an alternative material to conventional steel to design and fabricate a lightweight fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) guyed towers. Both theoretical and experimental testing are involved. The paper offers recommendations for the design of composite towers using various non-linear finite element models. It contains a comparative cost analysis between an 81 m composite and a steel guyed tower both designed to resist identical loading conditions. The paper results confirmed that FRP tower creates more economically viable alternatives and sustainable solutions to steel towers in the future. Keywords: FRP, Guyed, Tower, Composite, Steel, ANSYShttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215098618300569
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title_short Design recommendations and comparative study of FRP and steel guyed towers
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title_full_unstemmed Design recommendations and comparative study of FRP and steel guyed towers
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publishDate 2018-10-01
description The aim of this paper is to explore the potential use of advanced composite materials as an alternative material to conventional steel to design and fabricate a lightweight fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) guyed towers. Both theoretical and experimental testing are involved. The paper offers recommendations for the design of composite towers using various non-linear finite element models. It contains a comparative cost analysis between an 81 m composite and a steel guyed tower both designed to resist identical loading conditions. The paper results confirmed that FRP tower creates more economically viable alternatives and sustainable solutions to steel towers in the future. Keywords: FRP, Guyed, Tower, Composite, Steel, ANSYS
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