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From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Steve Maki
Sent: Montag, 10. November 2008 02:50
To: towertalk
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Guying a self-supporter
Roger (K8RI) wrote:
> Static load would increase on all legs. I'd expect to see the down
> wind leg loading increase to a point, depending on guy tension.
Roger,
I want to understand exactly what you're saying here.
In a strong wind, would you expect there to be more total compression in the
downwind leg with guys attached? I would expect just the opposite...
In low winds, yes the static compression from the guys will add moderate
extra loading, but I would expect the curves to cross at some medium wind
speed. This is for a rigid tapered tower (which doesn't exist), but I'm
betting the results are similar in most reasonable real life scenarios.
Steve K8LX
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Rigid tapered towers certainly do exist
http://www.pbase.com/df3kv/image/46485737
http://www.pbase.com/df3kv/image/46485735
http://www.pbase.com/df3kv/image/46485719
http://www.pbase.com/df3kv/image/50045878
http://www.pbase.com/df3kv/image/86339595
http://www.df0cg.de/pictures/station/tower6.jpg
http://www.df0cg.de/pictures/gallery/arbeiten/2006/arbeiten_2006_47.jpg
73
Peter
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