Re: Engineering a Tree Removal
Mark, your point is precisely what I wanted to say in my earlier post, so I think we are now on the same page. The total force Figure 4 is definitely more than in Figure 2. It is spread out, as you say, over two branches, so there is less force at any one point...
HTML in Messages
I realize I am new here so I cannot speak for the masses on this issue. However I frequent several boards and I would imagine my opinions on this matter are shared by at least a few other users on this board.
Allowing html in posts means a lot more will show up than just ºs...
Re: Engineering a Tree Removal
Good to know I can get away with spelling protective wrong without anyone saying anything. So much for being a better speller than typer.
Mark:
I am not sure I follow your example, where in the setup are you trying to add a point at 90º? What I am saying is this...
Engineering a Tree Removal
Howdi Mark,
Great article! I wouldn't say it relates to what I said, it said it. I am now eating my own rule about reading up on a forum before posting so as to reduce repeated threads. Oops.
A couple comments:
Under the "Multiple-block rigging section on...
It is very imporant to note that forces involved in moving systems can fast outweigh (or should I say outforce) those in static systems. Does anyone have a table of values for the elasticity of common ropes? I am sure these tables are readily available on the net I am just wondering if anyone...
Well well, what have we here?
Having had some time on my hands I stopped at the ISA site about an hour ago to see how things were progressing in the Arboricultural Community. Of course having the chance to reply to *any* thread, let alone a dorment one of just over a year, gave me the bug...