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The antenna load on a monopole tower can significantly influence the tower design in the following ways:
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Bending Moment - Heavier antenna loads near the top of the tower induce a larger bending moment force that must be resisted by the tower structure. This often requires larger diameter and thicker walled poles.
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Shear Forces - Increased antenna weight will also amplify the shear forces along the height of the tower that must be accounted for in the pole strength.
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Guy Wires - More side-load guying wires may be required to stabilize a monopole supporting a heavier antenna load, adding to construction needs.
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Foundation - Larger foundation footings, deeper embedment, and more rebar reinforcement may be needed to counteract higher overturning forces from larger top-mounted antennas.
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Sections - Towers may need to transition to thicker walled or larger diameter sections at higher elevations to support antenna mounts.
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Fatigue - Cyclical wind loading on large antenna arrays can accelerate tower fatigue and may require design tweaks to increase fatigue resistance.
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Resonance - Tower natural frequency and dynamic response needs to stay outside the range of vortex shedding frequencies to avoid wind-induced resonance. Heavier antennas lower the natural frequency.
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Lightning Protection - Additional lightning rods, grounding and bonding are often incorporated for taller towers supporting antennas due to increased lightning risk.
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Overall, qualified structural engineers conduct detailed tower analyses to optimize the monopole design to safely handle all forces imposed by antenna systems across a range of loading conditions.
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