STEEL LATTICE COMMUNICATION TOWERS
STEEL LATTICE COMMUNICATION TOWERS
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Any Idea on the best software for analyzing steel lattice communication towers from 30 to 120 meters high?
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RE: STEEL LATTICE COMMUNICATION TOWERS
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RE: STEEL LATTICE COMMUNICATION TOWERS
RE: STEEL LATTICE COMMUNICATION TOWERS
There are other programs out there. PLS Tower I believe is the next most common one that I've heard about. Though, my belief is that it is more geared towards transmission towers / power lines. Though I could be wrong about that.
STAAD even had a tower program at one point. Though it is a very recent entry into this marketplace and I'm skeptical. Not sure that anyone is really using their tower program.
RE: STEEL LATTICE COMMUNICATION TOWERS
Thanks Josh. My company is planning to invest in a software and we are looking at the best value for money. I have made some enquiries about Tnxtower-only disadvantage is that it is compliant with the USA and Canada Codes.Even though I hear its the best on the market now. I have heard about PLS Tower too. Have you heard out MSTower-its a Bentley Software?
RE: STEEL LATTICE COMMUNICATION TOWERS
A quick web search suggests to me that MSTower is mostly an Australian company.... So, if those are the codes you're looking for that might be a good option for you.
If you're looking at the European market there might be some other options. DE Tower, perhaps? I have never used their program, but a friend of my works for them over in the UK and they're the only Tower I've heard of that does the EuroCode.
RE: STEEL LATTICE COMMUNICATION TOWERS
MS is very popular in Austrlaia, and their speciality program MSTower was probably popular too, amongst the consultants that specialized in such.
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GTStrudl also has a module for doing telecom towers, but I have not heard if they are actively marketing it since being bought by Intergraph. I do know the price of the software is going up but they are including more of the solvers and other modules that were previously an extra cost license.
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RE: STEEL LATTICE COMMUNICATION TOWERS
There's several dedicated software that deals with towers depending on the industry.
SAFI - General, covers towers poles
PLS Tower - transmission towers.
STAAD(X).Tower or MStower by Bentley,
TNX (former Risa) Tower - telecommunication towers
TSTower - Canadian software with integrated connections and foundation analysis.
Some other non-dedicated or non-US software's are capable of modeling and analyzing towers as well but I'm not familiarized with them.
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