Buckling and bending response of tower modules

电力传输网络是重要的基础设施，需要大量的资本投资来将电力从发电机输送到当地公用事业。在这些网络中，输电塔具有极其重要的作用，因为它们用于支撑架空电力线。电网中一个或多个输电塔的故障将导致向消费者的电力分配中断。最近的一个例子是，2011年7月4日，不列颠哥伦比亚省萨里的两座高压输电塔倒塌，导致大规模停电。在这种情况下，有效的危机/灾害管理计划将需要在尽可能短的时间内恢复电力分配。Tower Solutions Inc.的高级模块化塔为快速恢复电力提供了独特的低成本解决方案。拟议研究的结果将提供对高级模块化塔的稳定性/强度和行为的更好理解，并将有助于设计和建造更有效的紧急电力恢复塔。

Power transmission networks are important infrastructures that require significant capital investment to deliver the power from the generators to the local utilities. Within these networks are transmission towers that have an extremely important role as they are used to support the overhead power lines. The failure of one or multiple power transmission towers in a power grid will result in the disruption of the distribution of the power to the consumer. A recent example is the collapse of two high-voltage power transmission towers in Surrey, British Columbia on 4 July 2011, which led to a major power outage. In such a situation, an efficient crisis/disaster management plan would require the restoration of the distribution of power in the shortest possible time. The Advanced Modular Tower by Tower Solutions Inc. offers a unique low-cost solution to restoring power quickly. The results of the proposed research will provide an improved understanding of the stability/strength and behaviour of the Advanced Modular Towers and will contribute to the design and construction of more efficient towers for emergency power restoration.