Numerical simulation of deflection and stability of the wooden transmission tower of Gliwice radiostation

• Autorzy: Wojaczek B. , Katunin A. , Brol J. , Adamczyk K.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24423 / EngTrans.876.20180611

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The wooden transmission tower of the Gliwice radiostation is the highest wooden construction around the world. Considering that it is in operation over 80 years it is necessary to properly maintain it to extend its residual life. In order to analyse the most critical elements of the tower as well as to plan the strategy of its maintenance, including repairs and replacements of wooden elements, it is necessary to analyse its deflection and stress distributions under possible loading scenarios. In this paper, the authors present an overview of history and construction of the tower as well as the results of static and buckling numerical simulations to evaluate a condition and a margin of safety, and to find the critical structural elements of this construction. The 3D numerical analysis is performed for the wooden transmission tower of the Gliwice radiostation for the first time. The results of simulations presented in this study indicate acceptable condition of the tower, in particular the resulting stresses under the static loading or buckling are at the level of 18% of the critical stresses according to the assumed geometrical model. However, further studies are necessary to refine numerical model and consider secondary elements of the tower, wood imperfections and other factors that have significant influence on its integrity and safety.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

wooden transmission tower; Gliwice radiostation; wooden constructions; finite element method; buckling analysis

• Wydawca: Instytut Podstawowych Problemów Techniki PAN
• Czasopismo: Engineering Transactions
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: Vol. 66, iss. 3
• Strony: 229--247
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 13 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Wojaczek B.

• Institute of Fundamentals of Machinery Design Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Silesian University of Technology Konarskiego 18a, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

autor

Katunin A.

• Institute of Fundamentals of Machinery Design Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Silesian University of Technology Konarskiego 18a, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

autor

Brol J.

• Department of Structural Engineering Faculty of Civil Engineering Silesian University of Technology Akademicka 5, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

autor

Adamczyk K.

• Department of Structural Engineering Faculty of Civil Engineering Silesian University of Technology Akademicka 5, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

Bibliografia

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• 2. Ajdukiewicz A., Malczyk A., Właszczuk M., Brol J., Static and strength analysis of the wooden communication tower [in Polish: Analiza statyczno-wytrzymałościowa drewnianej wieży telekomunikacyjnej], XLV Scientific Conference of the Committee of Civil and Water Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the PZITB Science Committee, Wrocław – Krynica, pp. 93–100, 1999.
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• 6. Polish-European Standard PN-EN 338: 2011, Structural wood. Strength classes [in Polish: Drewno konstrukcyjne. Klasy wytrzymałości], Polish Committee for Standardization, Warszawa 2011.
• 7. Polish-European Standard PN-EN 384: 2011, Structural wood – Determination of the values of mechanical properties and density [in Polish: Drewno konstrukcyjne – Oznaczanie wartości charakterystycznych właściwości mechanicznych i gęstości], Polish Committee for Standardization, Warszawa 2011.
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• 12. Wojaczek B., Analysis of dynamic state and stability of the wooden transmission tower of Gliwice radiostation, Master Thesis, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland, 2017.
• 13. Wojaczek B., Development of 3D model of the wooden transmission tower of Gliwice radiostation, Mid-semester project, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland, 2017.

Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).