I've designed the lifting and tailing lugs for a very tall tower, and have determined that at picking, the skirt is likely to go oval without internal support (the designer obviously wasn't thinking about how to pick this thing up when designing the skirt and base ring).
Unfortunately, we cannot change the skirt or base ring, so the lead engineer wants to use an internal frame for support. I'd like to know what the logistics of such a setup are, mainly, how is a frame attached to the inside of the skirt?
I've got a description in Moss 3rd edition, but I'm leery of the typos usually present in the book. We could size beams until we're blue in the face but we don't know how they are commonly attached.
As always, any help is greatly appreciated.
Regards,
KLee
Unfortunately, we cannot change the skirt or base ring, so the lead engineer wants to use an internal frame for support. I'd like to know what the logistics of such a setup are, mainly, how is a frame attached to the inside of the skirt?
I've got a description in Moss 3rd edition, but I'm leery of the typos usually present in the book. We could size beams until we're blue in the face but we don't know how they are commonly attached.
As always, any help is greatly appreciated.
Regards,
KLee