Comparative Analysis of Wind-loaded Telecom Tower Structures with Recommendations

Telecommunication towers are essential infrastructure in today's fast-paced world. Lattice self-supporting towers, monopole towers, and guyed towers are the three types of structures that can be used for telecommunications towers. When analyzing telecom tower loads, wind loads are the most important ones to address. As a result, it is necessary to choose an appropriate structure that can withstand the wind and the surrounding environment. The main aim of this paper is to propose a guideline for selecting the optimum tower structure based on the surrounding environment. In order to create this guideline, a structural analysis is done for the three types of telecom tower structures when subjected to wind loads using TNX tower software to analyze the difference in their behavior under wind loads. The analysis is done under two wind speeds of 90Km/hr and 120Km/hr, and subject to different wind exposures, namely Exposure B & Exposure D, representing different locations and surroundings. Afterward, a guideline is proposed for selecting the most suitable tower structure based on the surroundings. © 2022 IEEE.