Telecommunications Masts & Towers

Contents
Introduction Design Concept

Typical Tower Components

Existing Tower Mast Structures
Empire State Building

Willis Tower
CN Tower Canton Tower

Tokyo Sky Tree

Summary

Introduction
Towers can be classified into four categories which are Monopole, Lattice(Self Standing), Guyed or Stealth Antenna Tower Masts are structures made of Steel Hollow sections or Lattice Type placed on top of skyscrapers which are used to fix the Telecommunication, TV broadcasting antennas(UHF or VHF) and Radio broadcasting antennas

Design Concepts
1. To design an antenna mast first we should identify the requirements that is the number of broadcasters to be placed, type of broadcasting and strength 2. Designing the transmission antennas according to the requirements 3. Mast designer will design the antenna tower mast considering the parameters(Minimum Height, Section size and shape required) from antenna designer and structural loads :- Dead and Wind(Predominant)

Typical Tower Components

Existing Tower Mast Structures

Empire State Building

 Willis Tower

TV and FM
Transmission antennas

 CN Tower

102 m Height steel mast of 260 mph wind resistance and 10 ton swinging counterparts mounted on the antenna Dynamic Peak of the antenna is 68m from the centre Broadcasting facility : Television(VHF, UHF and Cable) FM Radio Microwave Users

 Canton Tower

156 m Height Steel Mast placed at 454 m elevation with two broadcasting facilities

 Tokyo Sky Tree

Lattice Steel Mast for Television Broadcasting 139 m Height above 495 m Elevation

 Tokyo Sky Tree Cont...

Summary
Types of Antenna Towers
Monopole, Lattice(Self Standing), Guyed or Stealth

Types of cables used in telecommunications

Twisted pair cables, coaxial cable, and fiber optic cable

Antenna Mast design includes parameters such as Number of channels, Strength, Architectural and Structural

Thank You