Análise do comportamento de torres de aço estaiadas sob a ação do vento

Abstract

The main objective of this work is to analyze the behavior of guyed towers of different heights, subject to the following solicitations: wind loads, dead weight, and prestress of the stays. The study was done in order to better understand the influence of some static and dynamic parameters in these structures. Guyed towers are structures that are utilized in several applications, such as, for instance, transmission towers. Besides determining the best quantity, disposition, and inclination angle of the stays for these systems, it was verified the influence of different methods used to calculate wind loads in the following results: Von Mises stresses, forces on the stays, and the resulting displacement. The methods used were the ones mentioned in the Brazilian Standards NBR6123/1988, and in order to calculate the wind loads acting on the tower, algorithms in MATLAB® were implemented. The tower masts were designed using the admissible stress method. For the three-dimensional models in finite elements and their analysis, were elaborated APDLs (ANSYS Parametric Design Language) the structural systems, in such away to optimize the time spent on the modeling and to reduce possible source of uncertainty. The results analysis consists in evaluating the sensitivity of the design variables in terms of: Von Mises stresses, forces on the stays, and resulting displacements. Also, modal analyses were done to verify the influence of the support conditions on the base of the mast on the natural frequencies of the structure. The obtained results showed that the inclination angle of the stays with respect to the mast can be reduced, propitiating an area reduction occupied by the tower. It was also observed, that the resulting displacements of these structures are more sensitive to the studied parameters than the stresses and the forces on the stays. The studies done and the obtained results show a better understanding of the structural and the dynamic behaviors of this type of structure.