[Antennas] Fasteners
George, W5YR
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2002年6月26日 13:12:37 -0500
But they are. You are looking only at the vertical load. Consider now
torsion and bending loads and you will see what the hardware does.
73/72/oo, George W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas
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Dave Shrader wrote:
>> I have what may seem to be a dumb question.
>> My Rohn 25 uses GRAVITY to hold the sections together.
>> The upper section telescopes over the lower section by about 10 inches
> (maybe 8 inches). The bolts are installed after the sections are already
> mated. If no bolts are installed, my antenna will still be standing
> because gravity takes the vertical loads, not the bolts. [It is guyed].
> Now, if gravity fails, like an earthquake, and my Rohn sees a negative g
> force, who cares?
>> My question: What is the purpose of the bolts since they are not load
> bearing elements in the design?