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P.L. Gould* and O.C. Guedelhoefer+

*Department of Civil Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
+Rath, Raths and Johnson Inc., Willowbrook, Il. USA

doi:10.4203/ccp.7.21.5

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P.L. Gould, O.C. Guedelhoefer, "Investigation and Repair of Grand Gulf Cooling Tower, Mississippi", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Proceedings of the International Conference on the Design and Construction of Non-Conventional Structures", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 255-261, 1987. doi:10.4203/ccp.7.21.5

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A large hyperbolic cooling tower, under construction and nearly completed, was struck by a falling tower crane during a tornado on April 17, 1978. Damage occurred at the upper edge where a V-shaped notch was gouged. Also, considerable cracking beneath the notch was observed. The extent of the damage was documented by precision survey techniques and visual inspection. A comprehensive analytical study was performed to insure that the completed tower would meet the design criteria. The repair plan involved repairing the cracks, sawing back the notch in a step fashion, refurbishing the scaffolding, rebuilding the gouged region, and the carrying the construction to completion. Also, two circumferential stiffening rings were added to the shell.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 7/8 PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF NON-CONVENTIONAL STRUCTURES Edited by: B.H.V. Topping Paper XXI.5 Investigation and Repair of Grand Gulf Cooling Tower, Mississippi P.L. Gould* and O.C. Guedelhoefer+ *Department of Civil Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA +Rath, Raths and Johnson Inc., Willowbrook, Il. USA doi:10.4203/ccp.7.21.5 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper P.L. Gould, O.C. Guedelhoefer, "Investigation and Repair of Grand Gulf Cooling Tower, Mississippi", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Proceedings of the International Conference on the Design and Construction of Non-Conventional Structures", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 255-261, 1987. doi:10.4203/ccp.7.21.5 Abstract A large hyperbolic cooling tower, under construction and nearly completed, was struck by a falling tower crane during a tornado on April 17, 1978. Damage occurred at the upper edge where a V-shaped notch was gouged. Also, considerable cracking beneath the notch was observed. The extent of the damage was documented by precision survey techniques and visual inspection. A comprehensive analytical study was performed to insure that the completed tower would meet the design criteria. The repair plan involved repairing the cracks, sawing back the notch in a step fashion, refurbishing the scaffolding, rebuilding the gouged region, and the carrying the construction to completion. Also, two circumferential stiffening rings were added to the shell. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £78 +P&P)
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