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Cooling Tower Structural Analysis
If you are in doubt about the soundness of the structure of your cooling tower, then a thorough inspection and cooling tower structural analysis may be called for. Cooling tower structures can be damaged by high wind, vibration, biological or chemical attack, seismic event or age. The strength of the structural members in a cooling tower decreases with prolonged exposure to hot water. The software we use analyzes the cooling tower structure when all of the load combinations of dead load, live load and wind loads are applied. The stress and deflection on every member and every joint in the cooling tower is calculated and analyzed. The Registered Professional Civil Engineers, who perform the cooling tower structural analysis, have many years of experience with wood, concrete, and fiberglass cooling tower structures.
Benefits
- Find the weakness in the cooling tower structure before a catastrophe.
- Determine the strength of the structure of a proposed cooling tower before it is erected.
- Determine if a cooling tower will be capable of withstanding possible wind loads or a seismic event. Find the weak members and joints and reinforce them.
- Analyze an existing cooling tower structure to determine if it should be replaced or repaired.
- Determine if your cooling tower meets CTI and local building codes and standards.