Antenna Strap Mounts on Poles, Chimneys
Antenna Strap Mounts on Poles, Chimneys
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Many antennas are now straped to poles, chimneys and other structures. Friction seems to be the major supporting force. How are these mounts analyzed to take into account friction? Finite element analysis,conservative assumptions, etc?






RE: Antenna Strap Mounts on Poles, Chimneys
Like many things in this world I doubt that there is any engineering involved in these.
RE: Antenna Strap Mounts on Poles, Chimneys
Thanks for the quick response. It seems to me that it would be a rather complex problem with wind loads in many directions, dead loads, moments, etc. There are a lot of these out there. I haven't heard of any comming down. As engineers do we just take the supplier's word that they function as described in the catalogs?
RE: Antenna Strap Mounts on Poles, Chimneys
But because they work there has been no issues with them going without engineering.
RE: Antenna Strap Mounts on Poles, Chimneys