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Cindy Kumalasari, Yongcong Ding, Murty K.S. Madugula, and Faouzi Ghrib
Results of an experimental investigation of the compressive strength of solid round steel bracing members of lattice communication towers strengthened with rods or angles are presented in this paper. The reinforcing rods or angles were connected to the bracing members with clamps or U-bolts. The sizes of reinforcing members were in accordance with industry practice. Finite element models that used a modified static Riks method were built to compute
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Keywords:
angles, compressive strength, lattice tower, reinforcement, rods, bracing member, strengthening.
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