Wind Load Characteristics and Action Mechanism on Internal and External Surfaces of Super-Large Cooling Towers under Wind-Rain Combined Effects

Table 2

Main structural size and picture of the studied super-large cooling tower.

Component	Height/m	Middle surface radius/m	Wall thickness of tower body/m	Concrete grade	Overall schematic
Tower body	32.50	80.50	2.00	C40
	67.24	70.48	0.46
	102.57	61.80	0.40
	138.46	56.08	0.38
	157.50	55.19	0.37
	174.79	55.77	0.38
	208.51	58.05	0.50
Pillar	52 pairs of X-shaped pillars with 1.8m×1.2m rectangular cross section			C45
Circular foundation	12.0m wide and 2.5m high			C35