Finite Element Analysis of Hyperbolic Cooling Towers (Lecture Notes in Engineering, 20)

ISBN 10: 3540167382 / ISBN 13: 9783540167389

Published by Springer, 1986

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• Title: Finite Element Analysis of Hyperbolic Cooling Towers (Lecture Notes in Engineering, 20)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540167382
• ISBN 13: 9783540167389
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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The analysis of thin shells of revolution in general has always occupied an important place in the theory of structures, and recently the problem of hyperbolic cooling towers has attracted many investigators due to the wide use of such shells in industry. Until the early 1960's these towers were of moderate size, probably not exceeding 76m (250ft) height. In this range, the structural safety and stability were not of primary concern because, the minimum wall thickness and reinforcement were sufficient to provide the required safety. It was not necessary to use very rigorous methods to analyse the problem. The analysis involved the following assumptions, i) flexural stresses were ignored (membrane tneory), ii) The geometry of the shell was assumed to be perfect and to be idealised as a set of straight sided conical frusta, and iii) The boundary conditions at the base were taken to be fixed or continuously hinged with full tangential restraint.