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H.A. Mang, R.H. Gallagher, L. Cedolin, W.D. Schwinden:
"Finite Element Instability Analysis of Hyperbolic Cooling Towers";
in: "Proceedings of the Second Annual Engineering Mechanics Division Specialty Conference of the American Society of Civil Engineers", ASCE, Raleigh, N.C., USA, 1977, 246 - 249.

Hyperbolic cooling towers are among the most dramatic of man-made structures on account of their considerable size. The structural designer views these structures with some caution due to the failures which have taken place, such as those which occured under the action of wind at Ferrybridge, England in 1965 and at Ardeer, Scotland, in 1973. Although the precise mode of failure in these cases is unknown, many beleive it was due to elastic instability under wind action. Thus, an estimation of structural integrity with respect to elastic instability under wind loads must be an integral part of any hyperbolic cooling tower design exercise. This paper describes an approach and related computer program that have been developed for this purpose.

Keywords: cooling tower