Guyed mast
A guyed mast is a tall thin vertical
Applications
The principle applications of guyed masts are the
.Guyed masts are frequently used for
Guyed masts are sometimes also used for
The mast on heavy equipment such as a crane is its main supporting tower, typically of trussed steel construction. Wire rope guys typically led back to the crane's base stabilize it and support its ability to bear significant shear loads while lifting.
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The Sendeturm Jauerling is a partially guyed 141 meter tower built in 1958, consisting of a 35-metre-high free-standing steel framework tower, which carries a 106 meter guyed steel tube mast on the top
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TheTrispastos("three-pulley-crane") is a simple guyed mast form of crane that dates to Greco-Roman times
Partially guyed tower
A partially guyed tower is a tower structure which consists of a free-standing base, in most cases of concrete or of lattice steel, with a guyed mast on the top. The anchor base of the guyed mast can be on the top of the tower or on the ground.
Use
Partially guyed towers are typically used when a very high tower for FM and TV transmission is required, while also carrying antennas for directional radio services at a much lower height. In such cases the antennas for directional radio services are mounted on the top of the free-standing part of the tower, while the guyed mast on its top carry the FM and TV antennas. They can be also used in order to upgrade small stable towers (like watertowers) with a long antenna mast for FM and TV broadcasting. However their use is rare, and they exist chiefly in certain European countries.
Note that mast radiators which stand atop an antenna tuning hut (a.k.a. helix building) are not considered partially guyed towers, because the hut is much smaller than the mast radiator. Such constructions include the Mühlacker radio transmitter and the Ismaning radio transmitter.
Anchor placements
Partially guyed towers can be divided into two types, depending on the placement of the guy anchors.
Atop the free-standing tower
Guyed masts on skyscrapers or wider towers are often guyed on the roof of the free-standing basement structure. In such cases, there is no major constructive difference of the guyed mast to a guyed mast on plain ground, and the construction of the free-standing basement tower does not differ much from a tower of the same height without a mast. The guyed mast of such constructions is usually of lesser height than basement tower.
On the ground
Partially guyed towers in which at least one basement of the guy anchors is on the ground are more rare. The placement of guy basements across a broader geometric base allows for a mast much taller than the free-standing basement tower, and the integration of tower and mast should be considered in all facets of construction and maintenance.
Gallery
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200 foot (61 m) radio mast of an AM radio station in Mount Vernon, Washington, USA, supported by three sets of 120° guy lines
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Mast guy line
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Guyed mast guy line anchor
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Guyed mast transmitter building
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A guyed FM and TV radio mast in Christmas, FL. It is 1,695 feet (517 m) tall.[1]
See also
- List of mastsfor examples of guyed mast structures.
References
- ^ "Brown Rd. Tower, LLC Cell Site". CellReception. Retrieved 2021-03-26.