Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 57
at we have an 80 ft. stack, 4 ft. indiameter, to be supported by two sets of guys. The upper set wouldbe placed at 4/5 x 80 or 64 feet from the base and the lower set at2/5 x 80 or 32 feet from the base. The wind pressure carried by aguy in the upper set would be:— (16 ft. + (2/3 x 32 ft.) ) x 4… … a. Stacks Wrecked by Wind. b. Gin Pole Being Erected. c. Gin Pole in Place. d. New Stack Going up. 4798 lbs. x 1.5 = 7197 lbs. which is the assumed maximum pull that the guy will ever be calledupon to withstand. From Table II we find that a 9/16 galvanizediron wire rope would carry the load. The…
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