FRP Telecome Tower

Abstract

FRP can be viewed as a revolutionary material for telecom tower. Telecom tower is designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting hence limiting criteria for the designing will be deflection of tower such that transition of waves does not get obstructed. Structural engineer has a working knowledge of the composite of structural material such as steel, concrete and wood and how they are made into products for use in structures, a similar working knowledge of FRP composite material is needed by the structural engineering. Composite Material (FRP) is one, which is combined of two or more materials in such a way that the resulting material has certain desired properties or improved properties. FRP-Fibre Reinforced plastics is materials use a Polymer based resin as matrix, and a variety of fibres. Hence to understand FRP material one should have knowledge of fibers, resin and manufacturing process. FRP is anisotropic by nature and has low density and low modulus of elasticity. When correctly accounted for, these anisotropic properties can be very advantageous since it is only necessary to put material where loads will be applied, and thus redundant material is avoided. Lots of investigation is going on property of FRP material. Objective of the study is minimizing the weight within permissible limits of deflection and stresses. Telecom tower should obstruct minimum amount of wind. Tower configuration and different member size is studied for the optimization of tower Along with the designing there are some other points also that come under feasibility study and is equally important. Feasibility study involves effective processing of product, mass production and transportation. It also includes feasibility at time of erection and assembly of the members.