Research Article
Jun 1975
Buckling of Cooling-Tower Shells: Bifurcation Results
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: Peter P. Cole, AM.ASCE, John F. Abel, M.ASCE, and David P. Billington, M.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 101, Issue 6
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This paper describes studies of bifurcation buckling of hyperboloids used for large-scale cooling towers. Those studies include the effects of flexible supports, combined loadings from wind, dead weight, and temperature, shell cracking, different variations in the wind pressure distribution, and changes in the shell thickening. Comparisons are made between numerical and wind-tunnel results. The finite element formulation used is examined and results are presented for the tower at the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant on the Columbia River, Oregon.
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Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 101 • Issue 6 • June 1975
Pages: 1205 - 1222
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© 1975 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 1, 2021
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Peter P. Cole, AM.ASCE
Research Engr., Laboratorium H. Hossdorf, Basel, Switzerland; formerly, Grad. Student, Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Princeton Univ., Princeton, N.J.
John F. Abel, M.ASCE
Asst. Prof. of Struct. Engrg., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y.; formerly, Lect. in Architecture and Civ. Engrg., Princeton, Univ., Princeton, N.J.
David P. Billington, M.ASCE
Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Princeton Univ., Princeton, N.J.
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