On Tuesday 21 September 2004 08:41, Keith Dutson wrote:
> The 80 percent figure is one component of the wind load rating of the
> tower and guy system. ?One could re-calculate the wind load rating
> resulting from a change in this component. ?I could do this but it
> would take a long time since my physics is quite rusty. ?But, the
> point is that the guy system could be beefed up to achieve the same
> wind loading with less radial distance of the anchor to the tower
> base.
I have often wondered if the opposite is true. If space is not a
problem, would extending the guy anchors out give a better wind rating?
--
Bud Rogers <budr@netride.net> KD5SZ EM05vb
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