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Company Confidential1

Use of Software in Design and Analysis ofTransmission Line Towers

ByGopal VadrevuChief Technical Officer

Build InfoTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.


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Tower Design & Analysis

Laborious calculations for each component

Redundancy of Work even for similar projects

Prone to human errors because of more components

Design of Towers using some software requires at least 4 to 5days

Conventional Method


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Design and Analysis in Software Like TowerCAD

Quick design delivery 8 times faster than other towerdesign software

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Optimization of tower weight up to 25%

Reusability of Design

Minimum inputs required

Human errors are eliminated in design


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Presentation on TowerCAD


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Believe in TimelySolutions

An Integrated Software For Design

ofSteel Lattice Towers


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Product Features

Software features

Graphic User Interface(GUI) features

Design features

TowerCAD - An Integrated Software for design of Steel Lattice Towers


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Software Features

Compatibility for All Windows Platforms.Database Support for saving data.

Facilities for Reports.Saving Generic data for future usage.



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GUI FeaturesFront end Using forms with validation System.Online saving options.Graphic representation of Tower Geometry.Pattern Generation using three views.3D-Graphics and Views in any angle.Facilities for zoom and pan and rotation of Tower forclose view.User defined Patterns using Plane extraction.

Drawing extraction for report generation.`




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Design FeaturesTailor-made for design of Steel Towers.Design of All Kinds of Steel Lattice Towers.Analysis and Design of Towers in no time.Stiffness Matrix method of Analysis.Analysis and Design of Towers upto 200m height (Tested).

Facilities to choose Section database.Facilities to choose Builtup Sections.Facilities for Body Extensions and truncations.Facility to choose code compatibility.Automatic Generation of Reports.Generation of Bill of Materials.Facility to choose type of Steel.Checking for Displacements and twist.Facilities for using Differential Legs.Library and user defined redundant patterns.




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Future Extensions

Planning to implementation support for Tower Projects.

Web enabling of TowerCAD using ASP (ApplicationService Providers) Concepts.

Online Project Management Support throughbuildnova.com




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Example 1 - Transmission Tower Design



TowerShape

TowerType

Tower Configuration :

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Give Tower Type and Tower Shape




Select PatternFrom Library

TowerDetails

Tower Profile :

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Give Segment and Panel Information.




Tower Preview :

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You can view Tower in XZ , YZ , XY, Elevation and Side views




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GUI Features :Bits

Believe in TimelySolutions Zoom, Zoom back

Pan Rotate (Isometric, Custom)


Select Areato Zoom

TOP View(XY - View)

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GUI Features :Bits

Believe in TimelySolutions Change Tower Settings (Main & Redundant Elements Colors

Line Thickness, Style Background Color


Zoomed XY - Viewwith Redundants

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Design Criteria :

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Give Design Information like Section , Steel types , Effective Length Factors ,Classes, Bolts etc.,

Select IS Code

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BodyExtensions

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Section Selection :Bits



Different Sections can be selected from provided Library.If you want you can define new sections.

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Tower Preview :

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Isometric View Of Transmission Tower

Give Anglesto Rotate.

To get rotatedview after

incrementing or

decrementingangles by 10

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Display - Views :

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Elevation View of the Transmission Tower with Node Numbers.

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Zoomed Elevation View of the Transmission Tower with NodeNumbers and Member Numbers.

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Defined Patterns :

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User can Edit, View or create new Pattern

ElevationView

DifferentOptions to

define a newpattern

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Defined Patterns - GUI Features:Bits



Member Picking, Node Picking Group Definitions Define Members Symetrically Zoom,Pan,Rotate Member Type Selection like Leg, Diagnol, Horizontal, dummy etc.,

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ElementDefinition

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Load Trees

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Load

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Load Tree


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Load Case Definition


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Sag Calculation

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Foundations :

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User Can Select the Type of Foundation to design from the list provided.

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Foundation Data - Input Data Entry



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Bill Of Materials



(Redundants Report)

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Design Report



(Panel wise)


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Loads


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Sag & Tension Report

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Example 2 - Microwave Tower Design


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TowerShape

TowerType

Tower Configuration :


Give Tower Type and Tower Shape


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Select PatternFrom Library

TowerDetails

Tower Profile :


Give Segment and Panel Information.


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Tower Preview :


You can view Tower in XZ , YZ , XY, Elevation and Side views


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GUI Features : Believe in TimelySolutions Zoom, Zoom back

Pan Rotate (Isometric, Custom)


Select Areato Zoom

TOP View(XY - View)

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GUI Features : Believe in TimelySolutions Change Tower Settings (Main & Redundant Elements Colors

Line Thickness, Style Background Color


Zoomed XY - Viewwith Redundants

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Design Criteria : Believe in TimelySolutions


Give Design Information like Section , Steel types , Effective Length Factors ,Classes, Bolts etc.,

Select IS Code

L/RRatio

BodyExtensions

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Section Selection : Believe in TimelySolutions


Different Sections can be selected from provided Library.If you want you can define new sections.

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Load Data : Believe in TimelySolutions


Give Factor of Safety for all members, Wind Speed, Coefficients,Antenna Loads etc.,

TowerCAD-For Different Foundation Design


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This is an the screen for selecting the type foundation.

TowerCAD Roof Top Modeling


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Screen for Roof Top foundation modeling

TowerCAD-Editing Member Details


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Editing member details, i.e., Breadth and Depth of the columns

TowerCAD-Editable Load Combinations


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Load combination Screen

TowerCAD-RTT-Design


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Execution of Roof top design(Building)

TowerCAD-RTT-Beam Design Report


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TowerCAD-RTT-Column Design Report


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Bill Of Materials



(Total Report)

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Design Report



(Total Report)

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Joint Displacements



(For each LoadCase)

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Foundation Design Report




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Build InfoTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.,

Amarjyothi Complex, Plot No. 502/B

Road No. 31, Jublee Hils,

Hyderabad 500033

A.P., INDIA

Ph: 91-40-30572100.

91-40-23314881.

E-mail : [email protected]

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