[TowerTalk] Tower Torque

Wilson Lamb infomet at embarqmail.com
Tue Mar 26 12:34:48 EDT 2019


Torque will be induced in a tower if wind blows from a direction not parallel to a guyline.
As the tower leans, it will cause differential changes of guy tension, which will twist the tower.
I have no idea of magnitude, but can imagine hundreds of foot pounds easily.  
Obviously a beam with asymmetric drag could be a significant contributor!
WL


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