Ted -- the Force 12 web site mentions that you can discount the wind load
calculation by a factor of 2/3 to account for the cylindrical surface of the
boom (unless the boom is in fact square). I discovered this fact here:
http://www.force12inc.com/101101.html in the "windload" section.
ciao,
Mat
KK1C
> To: k2qmf@juno.com
> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:50:15 -0400
> From: k2qmf@juno.com
> CC: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Wind Surface Area
>
> Hello All,
>
> Many Thanks for all the replies.
> I should have figured that one out
> on my own....
>
> 73,
> Ted K2QMF
>
>
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