15-09: Cooling Tower Support Framing Systems: Distress and RepairOther than specifying the loads and support points for the cooling towers, the cooling tower manufacturer has very limited involvement in the design of support framing for commercial type cooling towers. Over a period of time, the cooling towers themselves generally undergo the required maintenance, but their support framing is often neglected. As such, extensive deterioration and distress has been observed in several cooling tower support structures.