The Effect Analysis of Strain Rate on Power Transmission Tower-Line System under Seismic Excitation

Table 5

Maximum responses of the conductor.

Seismic wave	Peak acceleration (m/s^2)	Tension force (kN)		Vertical displacement (m)
		Without considering strain rate	Considering strain rate	Without considering strain rate	Considering strain rate
El Centro	6.0	21.262	21.263	8.859	8.872
	8.0	21.244	21.245	8.625	8.635
	10.0	21.224	21.134	8.423	8.419
	12.0	22.089	22.205	8.420	8.408
	14.0	21.185	21.310	8.184	8.184
	15.0	Collapse	21.651	Collapse	8.197
	16.0	Collapse	Collapse	Collapse	Collapse
Kobe	6.0	21.321	21.321	8.629	8.629
	8.0	21.322	21.322	8.640	8.639
	10.0	21.322	21.323	8.674	8.674
	12.0	21.324	21.323	8.707	8.706
	13.0	21.361	21.359	8.756	8.758
	14.0	Collapse	21.366	Collapse	8.790
	15.0	Collapse	Collapse	Collapse	Collapse
Northbridge	10.0	21.323	21.323	8.377	8.377
	15.0	21.324	21.324	8.081	8.081
	20.0	22.239	22.219	7.386	7.389
	23.0	21.326	21.346	7.219	7.217
	25.0	21.545	21.517	7.220	7.220
	27.0	21.617	21.424	7.221	7.215
	29.0	Collapse	22.203	Collapse	7.223
	30.0	Collapse	Collapse	Collapse	Collapse