I wrote:
> And yet you said just above that the moment would be the same in a
> pin/pin support.
>
> If I had three bathroom scales I'd go do a little experiment, but
> I don't. So let me ask you what I'd find if I did this:
>
> Take a 10' three legged tripod, and put a scale under each leg.
>
> Back guy the tripod using a 45º guy angle.
>
> Pull on the top of the tripod horizontally away from the guy.
>
> If the tripod face width at the base is 3', and you pull with
> 10 pounds of force, what do you read on the three scales?
BTW, I realize you would need a little more info to
give actual numbers - what I'm really interested in
is whether all three scales would read the same or
not. I would expect them to read the same, if the
guy was adjusted to keep the tripod vertical.
Steve K8LX
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