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Specialty software for steel tower analysis and design to a number of international standards.
Overview
MStower is special purpose software for the analysis and design of steel transmission and communication towers to a range of international standards. A comprehensive library of panel types and ancillary equipment allow quick creation of the structure.
- Used by authorities for the checking of transmission line structures and communications towers and masts
- Generate geometry from commonly used panels
- Wind and ice loads on members, antennas, and ancillaries are computed automatically
- Application of gust factors
- Analysis results and member check results may be displayed graphically and reports printed
- Output to CAD format directly from analysis
- Non-linear analysis is used for masts and catenary cable element is used for guys
- Loading may be computed in accordance with:
- BS 8100 Part 1 1986
- BS 8100 Part 4 1995
- AS 3995-1994
- AS/NZS 1170.2:2002
- Malaysian Electricity Supply Regulations 1990
- EIA/TIA-222-F-1996
- TIA-222-G-2005
- Institution of Lighting Engineers Technical Report No. 7 – High Masts for Lighting and CCTV– 2000 Edition.
- IS 875 (Part 3):1987
- BNBC 93 – Bangladesh National Building Code
- ANSI/ASCE 7-95
- NSCP C101-01 – Philippines National Building Code
Member capacities may be checked against the requirements of:
- BS 8100 Part 3
- BS 449
- AS 3995-1994
- ASCE 10-90, ASCE 10-97
- EIA/TIA-222-F-1996
- TIA-222-G-2005.
- Institution of Lighting Engineers Technical Report No. 7 – High Masts for Lighting and CCTV– 2000 Edition.
- BS 5950-1:2000 (for tubular poles)
- IS 802 (Part 1 / Sec. 2):1992
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More detailed information on MStower is available at the following site:
https://www.bentley.com/en/products/product-line/structural-analysis-software/mstower