Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. Why is a communication tower needed?
Q 4. Should high Strength steel be used for Tower manufacture ?
Q 7. Does the tower made from High strength steel have all the members made from High strength steel ?
Q 8. Can steel of very high strength be used for manufacture of towers ?
Q 9. Will hot dip galvanizing affect the strength of steel ?
Q 10. Does country of origin of steel has any role to play in quality of tower/steel?
Q 12. How do you say that given two grades of steel are equivalent ?
Q 13. What is meant by terms BS, IS, ISO, ASTM ….. etc ?
Q 14. Why each country makes its own standards for same product ?
Q 15. How is the tower designed ?
Q 16. Is tower steel as per Standards of different countries equivalent ?
Q 17. Which are the standards for tower ?
Q 18. Which is the controlling load in tower design ?
Q 19. Are towers designed according to standards of different countries comparable ?
Q 20. How does quality of FABRICATION affect the strength/ Safety of tower?
Q 21. How does workmanship in erection affect the strength of tower ?
Q 22. How does detailing of design affect the strength of tower ?
Q 23. How does maintenance effect the available strength of tower ?
Q 24. What are the pitfalls of specifying required performance of a tower ?
Q 25. What factors must be considered, while comparing prices of 3 proposals for towers?
Q 26. Should the bolts used in my tower be high strength only?
Q27. How do I evaluate correctness of design of my tower?
Q 28. How much safety is built into design of my tower?
Q 29. How do I evaluate the quality of fabrication of tower?
Q 30. Which quality of steel should we specify for our tower? What standard should be used ?
Q31. How many antennas can I fix on my tower?
Q 32. Is the height of my tower adequate?
Q 33. How much tightening should be done on the joint bolts?
Q34. What is earthing and why is it necessary?