ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF THE SECONDARY AUXILARY TESTING STRUCTURE OF A TOWER TESTING STATION IN PORTUGAL - PART I

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2015

Authors

Henriques, J (Author) Other; Paiva, F (Author) Other; Rui Carneiro de Barros (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Mechanics and Materials in Design - M2D2015

Pages: 1227-1246

6th International Conference on Mechanics and Materials in Design

Ponta Delgada/Azores, 26-30 July 2015

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Authenticus ID: P-00K-MXT

Abstract (EN): This work presents in part I a tower testing station that is being developed in Portugal (Trofa, Porto). The main focus is given to one of most important elements of the tower testing station, the secondary auxiliary testing structure. In part I of this paper, a comprehensive description of the overall conception phase (geometry, type of bars, material) of the testing structure is given. The different design situations and correspondent limit states that were considered for the analysis and design of the structure as defined in Eurocode 0 with partial factor method are explained. Afterward, the process related with the quantification of the principal loads (testing loads, wind loads and temperature) acting on the structure are fully characterized.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 20