M$tower Verslon 5

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N5tower is a computer program designed
specifically for the analysis of latticed
towers and guyed masts.
A minimum of user input is required for the
definition of structure geometry and loads.
After analysis, members may be checked to
a wide range of national tower codes.
HStower ts appItcabIe to new
structures and the reassessment oI
extsttng structures wtth modtIted
Ioadtngs owtng to changes tn the
tnstaIIed equtpment.
HStower operates tn metrtc or BS
untts as requtred.
Itrst reIeased tn 1989, HStower
ts now used by tower engtneers
worIdwtde. 1he Iatest Verston 5
soItware has been redeveIoped
spectItcaIIy Ior the 32-btt Wtndows
envtronment and oIIers a number
oI powerIuI new Ieatures.
Structure geometry is developed fiom an
exLensive libiaiy of sLandaid panel Lypes
supplemenLed by usei defined panels wLicL
aie desciibed giapLically.
Ioweis may Lave LLiee oi foui sides and aie
assembled fiom sLandaid panels of face, plan,
Lip and ciossaim paLLeins.
Some sLandaid panels employ paiameLeis foi
incieased flexibiliLy. All secLion piopeiLies
aie Laken fiom libiaiies of sLandaid
sLeel secLions. Iension-only membeis and
cable elemenLs may be modelled iigoiously.
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Automattc data
checktng deLecLs a
iange of poLenLial
modelling pioblems
in LLe Lowei geo-
meLiy including
oveilaid and un-
connecLed membeis.
Rendeied views wiLL
Lidden line iemoval
and a viiLual iealiLy
viewei aie poweiful
visualizaLion Lools
foi LLe assembled
sLiucLuie.
1ower Ioads aie geneiaLed auLomaLically.
Pead load, wind load and ice loads on
membeis, anLennas and ancillaiies aie
specified using simple keywoids and may
be compuLed in accoidance wiLL:
1IA/IA-222-I
BS 8100 : Part 1 : 1986 (1owers)
BS 8100 : Part 4 : 1995 (Hasts)
AS 3995-1994
HaIaystan Iectrtctty SuppIy
ReguIattons 1990
Uind speeds may be deiived fiom a
sLandaid wind velociLy piofile oi a usei
specified piofile. Uind foices may be
compuLed using eiLLei gusL speed oi mean
wind velociLy. If mean wind speed is used,
membei wind foices aie incieased afLei
analysis using gusL facLois calculaLed in
accoidance wiLL 8S8100. PaLcL loadings
may be applied Lo masLs.
Iast anaIysts engines use an inbuilL
piofile opLimizei Lo minimize soluLion Lime.
Bser IrtendIy opeiaLion simplifies LLe inpuL and veiificaLion
of all daLa. Iong file names assisL daLa managemenL. #ONTEXT
MENUS Lave been implemenLed LLiougLouL LLe sysLem foi moie
convenienL access Lo commonly used Lools.
0omprehenstve heIp is available LLiougLouL in LLe foim of Lool
Lips and daLa Lips (small pop-up Lelp windows Lo idenLify Loolbai
buLLons, nodes and membeis), and pop-up Lelp foi all dialog
box iLems. ILeie is a fully indexed on-line manual LLaL can be
seaicLed foi any Lopic.
Responstve support. HSLowei useis wiLL cuiienL
sofLwaie aie enLiLled Lo piofessional LecLnical
suppoiL.
ResuIts fiom analysis and membei cLecking may
be displayed giapLically and piinLed as iequiied.
ResulLs may be annoLaLed on LLe scieen, and
LLe 1UERY funcLion piovides immediaLe access Lo
deLailed infoimaLion foi any paiLiculai elemenL in
LLe model including ancillaiy equipmenL.
ServtceabtItty iequiiemenLs may also be cLecked.
A special iepoiL gives Lowei ieacLions and angulai
displacemenLs of ancillaiy equipmenL.
IIextbIe reporttng. HSLowei allows you Lo
geneiaLe analysis and cLecking iepoiLs foi
selecLed membeis in vaiying levels of deLail. ILe
0AGE3ETUP and 0RINT0REVIEWfuncLions enable a
LigL degiee of conLiol ovei LLe appeaiance of
piinLed iepoiLs and giapLical ouLpuL. ou can seL
page oiienLaLion, LexL size, and mulLiple columns
foi maximum flexibiliLy. PaLa may be expoiLed Lo
CAP and SPuI foimaLs.
Hember checktng. Iowei membeis can be
cLecked auLomaLically using membei foices
exLiacLed diiecLly fiom LLe analysis iesulLs.
Hembei cLecks may be Lo:
ARSI/AS0 10-90
1IA/IA-222-I
BS 8100 : Part 3 (BB 133 : 1986)
BS 449 Part 2
AS 3995-1994
Ancillaiy equipmenL aLLacLed Lo LLe Lowei
is ieadily specified by iefeience Lo sLandaid
libiaiies. Iibiaiies aie supplied foi LINEAR
ANCILLARIES (iLems wiLLin LLe body of LLe
Lowei sucL as laddeis, feedeis and waveguides)
and LARGEANCILLARIES (equipmenL mounLed
exLeinal Lo LLe Lowei sucL as laige disLes wiLL
significanL wind iesisLance).
Ioi disL anLennas, LLe libiaiy includes LLe
diameLei, mass, cenLie of giaviLy, suiface aiea
liable Lo ice coaLing, and piojecLed aiea, wiLL
diag coefficienLs foi a iange of angles of
incidence. ILe use of six diag coefficienLs foi
eacL angle of incidence enables all foices on LLe
anLenna Lo be compuLed auLomaLically.
Ancillaiies may be displayed giapLically and
LLe 1UERY funcLion displays LLe ancillaiy IP and
locaLion.
All libiaiies - secLion piopeiLies and ancillaiy
equipmenL - may be modified and augmenLed by
LLe usei if iequiied.
Ior more tnIormatton
ConLacL ngineeiing SysLems
oi youi local disLiibuLoi.
ou can visiL oui websiLe aL
www.msLowei.com.
ngtneertng Systems (0) Itd
27 BigLcleie Piive, Bemel BempsLead
BeiLs. BP3 88 ngland
mail: sales(msLowei.com
Iel: 44 (0) 1442 26 26 47
Iax: 44 (0) 1442 26 26 45
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