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1. [TowerTalk] Tower Failures (score: 1): Author: k3gt@pgh.net (Bob Thacker); Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 16:09:52 -0500; Hello all and TU to those who fixed the sever, Am working with the local township on drafting new ordinances and would like to know if there are any concrete studies showing that a tower will fall wi; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-02/msg00382.html (7,696 bytes)
2. [TowerTalk] Tower Failures (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@arrl.net (Bill Coleman); Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:21:56 -0500; Bob, I don't have an specific studies, but I've also seen the 40% figure bandied around for guyed towers. It does make sense. Even if a top guy fails, the remaining guys limit how the tower can come; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-02/msg00403.html (8,643 bytes)
3. [TowerTalk] Tower Failures (score: 1): Author: wesandlinda@triconet.org (N7WS); Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 20:36:36 +0000; [snip] Why? The structure of a tree is nothing like a hunk of steel. The upper parts of the tree are much weaker than the old-growth wood nearer the base. Not necessarily. Think of the tower as a big; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-02/msg00404.html (10,009 bytes)
4. [TowerTalk] Tower Failures (score: 1): Author: Hank.Lonberg@Harrisgrp.com (Lonberg, Hank); Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 12:49:06 -0800; Bill: I agree with your observations concerning the guyed tower and potential failure scenarios... The freestanding tower if engineered and installed correctly and with a constant cross section will; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-02/msg00405.html (10,006 bytes)
5. [TowerTalk] Tower Failures (score: 1): Author: DMartin560@aol.com (DMartin560@aol.com); Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 16:22:53 EST; It's NATE...National Association of Tower Erectors....natehome.com Dwayne KG4ADM << For Bob: I think there is a Tower Erectors and manufacturer's association, something like NACE or similar. They may; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-02/msg00407.html (7,586 bytes)
6. [TowerTalk] Tower failures (score: 1): Author: UpTheTower@aol.com (UpTheTower@aol.com); Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 16:52:22 EST; Gentlemen: As soon as we consider the question of a support structure's "fall zone," the real questions are: "What are you afraid of? What is your concern?" The likelihood that a neighbor's child wil; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-02/msg00408.html (14,916 bytes)
7. [TowerTalk] Tower Failures (score: 1): Author: n4kg@juno.com (n4kg@juno.com); Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 05:57:54 -0600; WHOA guys ! FULL HEIGHT fallovers are fairly common, and probably more common than this wishful thinking that amateur towers will fall within a smaller (40%) circle. We know who you are trying to foo; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-02/msg00412.html (10,832 bytes)
8. [TowerTalk] Tower Failures (score: 1): Author: w1nr@eecorp.com (Mike McCarthy, W1NR); Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 10:39:24 -0500; You can never guarantee a tower will not fall less than %100 of it's height. The only basic restrictions here in Marlborough, MA for Amateur towers are that it conforms to Mass. state building code (; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-02/msg00418.html (8,554 bytes)
9. [TowerTalk] Tower failures (score: 1): Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com; Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:46:57 EDT; In a message dated 9/28/05 4:00:52 PM Greenwich Standard Time, martin.ewing@gmail.com writes: Makes a difference if a Cat 4 hurricane is blowing! The demolition (in still air) seemed to blow the guy; /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-09/msg00868.html (7,944 bytes)
10. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower failures (score: 1): Author: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>; Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 09:55:05 -0700; And even trees tend to break into pieces or have the base kick out in the opposite direction as they fall. It's that moment of inertia thing. All parts of the object are subject to the same force of; /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-09/msg00870.html (8,678 bytes)
11. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower failures (score: 1): Author: "K8RI on Tower talk" <k8ri-tower@charter.net>; Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 16:17:01 -0400; <snip> A few years back we had some tornados and straight line winds through the area. We have several large trees in the front yard (East side of house) The straight line wind came from the west. Th; /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-09/msg00880.html (9,538 bytes)
12. [TowerTalk] Tower failures (score: 1): Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com; Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 21:31:25 EDT; With al the talk about how towers collapse...... The following was forwarded to me by W4UP. Interesting pictures. http://www.inspirationlane.com/towerpix/pix.htm Bill K4XS ___________________________; /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-09/msg00948.html (7,397 bytes)

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