• DocumentCode
    963908
  • Title

    Design and Construction of Guy-Supported Towers for Radio Telegraphy

  • Author

    Weagant, Roy A.

  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1915
  • fDate
    6/1/1915 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    135
  • Lastpage
    153
  • Abstract
    Proceeding on the assumption that a guyed tower inclined bodily by the pressure of the wind should have the points of guy attachment remain in a straight line, methods are given for calculating the following quantities: guy tensions (for windward, leeward and perpendicular guys), horizontal and vertical forces acting on the top section of the tower, stresses in the middle section, stresses in the bottom section due to bending, design of flat-top and umbrella antennas, change in stresses due to temperature variation, and dimensions of foundations and anchorages. These methods are fully illustrated by the complete calculation of a 625-foot (190 meters) high hollow cylindrical guyed steel tower. Tables of all guy weights, tensions, and sags are given, together with the quantities which determine them.
  • Keywords
    Earth; Foot; Gravity; Hydrogen; Poles and towers; Stress; Surface treatment; Telegraphy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Radio Engineers, Proceedings of the Institute of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0731-5996
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JRPROC.1915.216665
  • Filename
    1641299