MStower

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

Photos


Oblique view of communications tower	Plan view of communications tower

Isolated panel view	Virtual reality of model

Displaced shapes under load combinations	Displaced shape under DL + SWW TENSION

Color-coded steel design capacity checks displayed on model	Close up view showing ancillaries

Natural mode shape after dynamic analysis	Query results from specific members

Guyed mast model	Guyed mast catenary cable deflected shape and cable sag output

Videos

More detailed information on MStower is available at the following site:

https://www.bentley.com/en/products/product-line/structural-analysis-software/mstower