Cqtestk4xs@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 8/31/2009 10:17:31 PM Greenwich Standard Time,
> jimlux@earthlink.net writes:
>
> Nothing says you have to tension the cable to a particular fraction of
> it's breaking strength. It's more a matter of the desired tension for
> appropriate stability for the structure. You could tension million
> pound breaking strength cable to the same few hundred pounds as the the
> regular non-EHS cable.
>
>
> I've found that unless you tighten to specs, the tower is "sloppier" and
> has more play. The sloppiness allows wind gusts to have more of an effect
> on the tower.
>
> Again, the prime directive is in effect here. I believe the Rohn book
> calls for specified tensioning.
But is the specified tensioning by type of cable, or generally? From a
force standpoint, the tension is determined by external loads (e.g. the
winds).
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
|