Wind-Induced Progressive Collapsed Performance of Cup-Type Transmission Tower-Line System

Abstract:

The Cup-type transmission tower-line system was a classic representative of high voltage electric power carrier, which was an important lifeline project. However, it frequently collapsed under different environmental loadings, especially strong wind. In this work, four tower five line finite element models simulated wind-induced progressive collapse process by birth-to-death element technique in ABAQUS/Explicit. The numerical simulation results demonstrated that this application could describe the structural collapse performance clearly and effectively and transmission tower-line system collapse path depended on the number, position and last deformation of damage elements.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 353-356)
• Pages: 2392-2396
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.353-356.2392
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Zhuo Qun Zhang, You Xin Lin, Hong Nan Li
• Keywords: ABAQUS/Explicit, Birth-To-Death Element Technique, Progressive Collapse, Transmission Tower Line System

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