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Hello,

I am a construction management student and I am working on my "Senior Project". For our project we were supposed to find a 'problem' and 'solve it' by building something. One of the steps of the the solve-it process requires us to =roughly= design our building. We're not structural engineers, so we're not expected to design it from the ground up. However, we do need to know the overall size and general makeup of the structures so that we can do our total cost estimates for construction.

Why am I here?

I have chose to do my project on a 'Solar Updraft Tower Power Plant'. The main feature of this plant is a ~750m tall draft tower. Thats really tall I know...But based off of my calculations to produce the amount of power that I want it needs to be this tall.. Not to mention 62m wide.

Link to Solar Updraft Tower Wikipedia entry for those interested:
http://en.wikipedia....r_updraft_tower

I've also attached a PDF document that goes in greated detail that Wikipedia.

I need to know how a cooling tower is built...Not how the internals work..I just need something that will allow air to flow up the tower after exiting the turbines. The most sturdy design IMO calls for reinforced concrete. Obviously that would be extremely heavy...So I also need to know if the tower wall thickness tapers as it reaches the top. This would help me save on material cost and weight.

Any help would be greatly appreciated guys.

-Edward

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