Collapse Analysis of Transmission Tower Subjected to Earthquake Ground Motion

Table 2

Support reactions and vertical displacements of nodes under vertical loads.

Methods	Vertical support reactions/N				Vertical displacements/mm
	Support point 1	Support; point 25	Support; point 49	Support; point 73	Node; A	Node; B	Node; C	Node; D
FEM	967.8	999.3	999.3	1033.6
FPM	968.4	999.9	999.9	1031.8
Relative deviation	0.06%	0.06%	0.06%