[TowerTalk] "Wind Load" "Wind Area"

[Robert Chudek - KØRC]

Bob,

Windload would be measured in pounds of thrust.

Windarea would be measured in square feet or meters.

No, windload cannot simply be added together. Neither can windarea.

Here's a link to a basic mast calculator: http://www.math.niu.edu/KARC/mast/

It should give you an idea of the calculations necessary to determine the survivability of an antenna system on a single mast. Calculating tower capacities works on the same principles, but there's engineers who make their living designing and certifying tower and antenna installations.

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN

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Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 23:21:14 -0600
From: "AD5VJ  Bob" <rtnmi at sbcglobal.net>
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Also for total WINDLOAD with multiple antennas, do I determine each individual antennas WINDLOAD and then simply add them all
together to know if a structure will support them all based on its rated WINDLOAD?

  73 fer nw es gud DX,
QSL VIA: BUR, LotW, e-QSL
Bob AD5VJ(AAR6VM)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of AD5VJ Bob
> Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 11:00 PM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] "Wind Load" "Wind Area"
> 
> In searching around learning abt WINDLOAD, I have found two 
> terms that seem to be the same:
> 
> "Wind Load" "Wind Area"
> 
> Are these one and the same?
>