Nonlinear buckling analysis of cat-head transmission tower under strong wind load

Based on ANSYS APDL finite element analysis software and B-R criterion combined with displacement equality criterion, the dynamic stability of the cat-head transmission tower is analyzed. In this paper, the static characteristics of the cat-head transmission tower are analyzed first, and the wind load is gradually increased according to the wind speed gradient of 5 m/s. The results show that the cat-head transmission tower cannot be normally served under the wind speed of 45 m/s. In order to analyze the specific instability wind speed of the transmission tower in detail, the nonlinear buckling analysis is used to analyze the cat-head transmission tower. The nonlinear buckling analysis results of the cat-head transmission tower are as follows: the wind speed of instability is V₁₀=43.65 m/s. Therefore, the influence of wind load fluctuation on the dynamic stability of the transmission tower should not be ignored, and the influence of fluctuating wind should be considered in the design of the transmission tower.