LIGHTWEIGHT COOLING TOWER WITH CRUCIFORM COLUMNS

摘要

There is disclosed a structural column which has a generally cruciform cross section. The column includes a generally rectangular core section formed by four orthogonally related walls (47, 48, 49, 50) and four flange portions. Each flange portion is provided by a pair of spaced-apart parallel flanges (51, 52; 53, 54; 55, 56; 57, 58) which are extensions of a pair of parallel walls (47, 49; 48, 50). The column is particularly suited for a tower e.g. a cooling tower which includes at least four vertically extending columns (22). A horizontal beam (23) extends between each pair of adjacent columns (22), and the ends of each beam (23) are inserted between the parallel flanges (51, 52; 53, 55, 56; 57, 58) of the columns. A side panel 24 is preferably supported by each beam (23) and a cover (25) is preferably supported by the side panels (24) and the columns (22).