[TowerTalk] Substitute thicker Phillystran?

[Pete Smith]

At 09:34 PM 7/19/01 -0400, Michael Rauh wrote:
>
>Reply to mikerauh@ic.org
>
>Hank,
>
>Thanks to you and all who posted on my question. I feel a lot more confident 
>about trying out the thicker philly, and your advice has saved me about 
>$600.
>
>Maybe someday someone will write a theoretical treatment of the guyed tower 
>for amateurs.  In the meantime I'm planning a trip to the OSU library to see 
>what they have on steel structures.  I've found some elementary material 
>about Euler columns and buckling theory.  I hope to learn more.

Mike --Take a look at K7NV's web site for his Yagistress software.  There
is a very interesting article there on the behavior of guyed towers.

73, Pete N4ZR
No, no ... that's WEST Virginia





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