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This material is copyright - all rights reserved. Reproduced under licence from The <strong>Steel</strong> Construction Institute on 12/2/2007<br />

To buy a hardcopy version of this document call 01344 872775 or go to http://shop.steelbiz.<strong>org</strong>/<br />

<strong>Steel</strong> <strong>Designers</strong>' <strong>Manual</strong> - 6th Edition (2003)<br />

170 Other structural applications of steel<br />

Fig. 5.1 Lattice towers: (a) microwave tower. (b), (c) and (d) transmission towers<br />

However, the extra cost of the tube and the more complicated connection details<br />

can exceed the saving of steel weight and foundations.<br />

Connections are usually arranged to allow site bolting and erection of relatively<br />

small components. Angles can be cut to length and bolt holes punched by machines<br />

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