----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Dutson" <kjdutson@earthlink.net>
To: "TowerTalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 6:41 AM
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Concrete anchors
> 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.
>
> Keith
Pulling the guys in closer also increases the vertical loading on the tower,
which may require increasing the size of the tower foundation, and/or
checking to make sure that the tower won't buckle. All in all, fooling with
the guys on a marginal design probably isn't something to be taken on
casually.
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