STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER UNDER SEISMIC EXCITATIONS

Volume: 6 Number: 4 May 1, 2011
  • Sadiye Defne Akbaş
  • Esra Mete Güneyisi
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STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER UNDER SEISMIC EXCITATIONS

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Uninterrupted service is an essential design criterion for utilities subjected to natural hazards. As one of the utilities, telecommunication lines play a significant role in the operation of a reliable telecommunication system. Recent earthquakes reveal that telecommunication towers are vital components since impacts of shaking to several telecommunication towers caused delays in the national communication systems through out the most critical rescue and recovery period, namely the hours immediately following the earthquake. Therefore, in order to minimize the disruption to telecommunication systems, the reliability and safety of these towers against natural forces should be assessed. In this study, an actually built steel telecommunication tower having a height of 40 m was selected in order to assess its structural response under the effect of earthquake. All computer simulations were conducted using finite element modeling software of SAP 2000. The structural analysis considered as acting vertical loads as well as wind effects over the steel towers. Moreover, four different natural ground motion records were utilized to identify the dynamic behavior of the tower under seismic excitations. As a result, the structural response of the telecommunication tower and its behavior under seismic and wind forces were discussed comparatively.

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Turkish

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Sadiye Defne Akbaş This is me

Esra Mete Güneyisi This is me

Publication Date

May 1, 2011

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August 29, 2014

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Year 2011 Volume: 6 Number: 4

APA
Akbaş, S. D., & Güneyisi, E. M. (2011). STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER UNDER SEISMIC EXCITATIONS. Engineering Sciences, 6(4), 1259-1269. https://doi.org/10.12739/nwsaes.v6i4.5000066938
AMA
1.Akbaş SD, Güneyisi E M. STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER UNDER SEISMIC EXCITATIONS. Engineering Sciences. 2011;6(4):1259-1269. doi:10.12739/nwsaes.v6i4.5000066938
Chicago
Akbaş, Sadiye Defne, and Esra Mete Güneyisi. 2011. “STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER UNDER SEISMIC EXCITATIONS”. Engineering Sciences 6 (4): 1259-69. https://doi.org/10.12739/nwsaes.v6i4.5000066938.
EndNote
Akbaş SD, Güneyisi E M (May 1, 2011) STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER UNDER SEISMIC EXCITATIONS. Engineering Sciences 6 4 1259–1269.
IEEE
[1]S. D. Akbaş and E. M. Güneyisi, “STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER UNDER SEISMIC EXCITATIONS”, Engineering Sciences, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 1259–1269, May 2011, doi: 10.12739/nwsaes.v6i4.5000066938.
ISNAD
Akbaş, Sadiye Defne - Güneyisi, Esra Mete. “STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER UNDER SEISMIC EXCITATIONS”. Engineering Sciences 6/4 (May 1, 2011): 1259-1269. https://doi.org/10.12739/nwsaes.v6i4.5000066938.
JAMA
1.Akbaş SD, Güneyisi E M. STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER UNDER SEISMIC EXCITATIONS. Engineering Sciences. 2011;6:1259–1269.
MLA
Akbaş, Sadiye Defne, and Esra Mete Güneyisi. “STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER UNDER SEISMIC EXCITATIONS”. Engineering Sciences, vol. 6, no. 4, May 2011, pp. 1259-6, doi:10.12739/nwsaes.v6i4.5000066938.
Vancouver
1.Sadiye Defne Akbaş, Esra Mete Güneyisi. STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER UNDER SEISMIC EXCITATIONS. Engineering Sciences. 2011 May 1;6(4):1259-6. doi:10.12739/nwsaes.v6i4.5000066938