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TSE TOWER is one of the applications of the TSE

Tower Structural Engineering group of products. The

TSE TOWER is a powerful and comprehensive

Microsoft Windows program for the analysis and

design of steel transmission structures, such as

transmission latticed towers and electrical

substations to a range of international standards. An

extensive library of panel types allow for quick

creation of the structure through parametric tools.

TSE TOWER is the result of more than 30 years of

research and development based on our 3D

structural analysis technologies.

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TRANSMISSION TOWERS AND ELECTRICAL SUBSTATIONS

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STRUCTURAL MODELING, ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF STEEL LATTICED TOWERS AND ELECTRICAL SUBSTATIONS

TRANSMISSION TOWERS STRUCTURES

SAFI TOWER includes powerful and productive

features for generating any type of latticed

transmission tower. Engineers can now model faster

than ever using the parametric wizard generator and

Panel libraries. Panels can be defined by the user

through Panel Editor, or selected from a standard

panel library. Standard libraries also include materials

and sections.


STRUCTURAL MODELING, ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF STEEL LATTICED TOWERS AND ELECTRICAL

SUBSTATIONS

ELECTRICAL SUBSTATIONS STRUCTURES

SAFI TOWER includes many advanced features for

generating any type of steel substation structures.

Beams and cross arms can be easily created using the

automatic generation wizard.



ADVANCED ANALYSIS

TSE TOWER includes a wide range of

advanced analysis methods such as linear,

non-linear, P-Delta, buckling, natural

frequencies, seismic and dynamic analysis.

Wind and ice loads can be computed

automatically in accordance with many

international loading codes. The load

generator wizard allows the user to easily

create basic loads, loads and load

combinations.


MEMBERS DESIGN

Member capacities may be checked

against the international design standard

ASCE 10-97. Extensive types of checks

performed by the program include

slenderness, buckling, connection strength,

anchor rod strength, tensile and

compression strengths. The user can

optionally checks bending, shear and

torsion strengths. TSE TOWER is a powerful

solution to do advanced design of tower

and substation.



POWERFUL RESULTS AND

DIAGRAMS

TSE TOWER provides you with rich inquiry tools to

review the results on screen and an exhaustive set

of results and diagrams. It displays compression

curves, deflection, axial forces, torsion, bending

moments and stress diagrams. Also, it displays

results numerically by means of tables.

Customizable and easy to create reports

generation is provided in several formats.


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Loading for joints, members including

concentrated, uniform, trapezoidal and

thermal loads

Loading for surfaces and finite element

plates

Automatic calculation of drag

coefficients, gust factors, topographic

parameters and escalate ice thickness

Display loads graphically and detailed

wind and ice loads parameters can be

displayed in numerical tables

Analysis methods in TSE TOWER

include:

o Static linear

o P-Delta

o Static non-linear

o Buckling

o Natural frequencies

o Seismic and dynamic

Automatic handling of tension-only

members


KEY FEATURES

MODELING FEATURES

Available in English and French.

Metric, imperial and mixed units

systems are allowed and can be

modified at any time.

Wizard driven parametric physical

model generation for :

o Square and rectangular self-

supporting towers

o Substation structures

Extensive database of standard

sections and materials (ASCE, CISC,

European), and more than 30 non-

standard section shapes.

Library of standard panels types with

facilities to create user-defined ones.

Graphical-based modelling

commands such as linear copy,

rotation copy, mirror, move, extrusion,

member subdivision and member

attachment.

Rigid connections can be created to

stiffen beam to column or beam to

beam connections.

Models can be edited graphically or

by means of spreadsheets.

V-cable element.

KEY FEATURES

ANALYSIS FEATURES

Automatic generation of dead, ice and

wind loads to the following standards:

o ASCE 74-2009

o IEC 60826-2003

o CAN/CSA-C22.3 No. 60826-10

Uniform wind pressure profile and

uniform thickness ice profile

User-defined wind pressure profiles

United States county listings of design

criteria for wind, wind with ice, and ice


KEY FEATURES

DESIGN FEATURES

Available design provisions include

ASCE 10-97 standard.

Members are checked against their

ultimate strength in accordance with

the selected code, Design check

include:

o Slenderness ratios

o Buckling length

o Tension

o Compression

o Connections (shear, bearing, block

shear)

o Anchor rods

Anchor rod can be design checked for

ASCE 10-97 and CAN/CSA S16-09

standards.

Calculation of the equivalent loads on

footings

Can optionally check members

according to LRFD-99 for :

o Bending

o Tension-bending

o Compression-bending

o Shear

o Torsion

o Warping

Profile optimization of selected

members allows to test different section

shapes, grade and materials types

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RESULTS AND REPORTS FEATURES

Towers can be shown as lines, wire

frames or can be rendered as 3D

polygon surfaces.

Results can be visualized either

graphically or numerically.

Input data and results may be printed

for the whole structures or partial

structures using graphical selection or

a range of elements.

Customized list of input and results to

be printed.

TSE TOWER provides an exhaustive

set of results features that include

graphical views, diagrams,

spreadsheets and text reports.

All graphics can be printed or copied

to the clipboard for use in external

programs.

Reports are available in several

formats including:

o Microsoft Word reports

o Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets

o ASCII files

Comprehensive manuals and helps.

Can export the model to:

o AutoCAD

o SDNF

KEY FEATURES

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