The past 20 years of telecommunication structures in Portugal

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2013

Autores

Rui Travanca (Autor) Outra; Humberto Varum (Autor) FEUP; Paulo Vila Real (Autor) FEUP

Revista

Título: Engineering Structures

Vol. 48

Páginas: 472-485

ISSN: 0141-0296

Editora: Elsevier

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 5 Citações

Scopus - 9 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências da engenharia e tecnologias > Engenharia civil

CORDIS: Ciências Tecnológicas > Engenharia > Engenharia civil > Engenharia estrutural

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-005-2T0

DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2012.10.012

Abstract (EN): This paper reviews the analysis and design of telecommunication structures and presents the main problems observed for various types of structures. The nation of Portugal is selected for a case study, and more specifically, the evolution of Portuguese structural design standards for telecommunications systems is summarised using comparative analyses that cover a subset of the most relevant topics for design, including wind profiles, drag coefficients, dynamic effects and reliability classes. These analyses focus on characterisation of the effects of wind action, which plays a fundamental role in the behaviour and design of these structures. Following the comparative analyses of standards, the more common problems observed over the past 20 years in guyed masts and towers located in Portugal are presented and discussed.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 14