I have been asked to design a flag pole, 250' tall for a flag pole for a flag 50 feet long. heres the kicker, he wants to use old W shapes to make the pole, and have them cut to be tapered to make this thing. I am at a loss how to design this. Anyone ever done this before?
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Flag Pole
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I just did a little sign footing (4x8 sign), and the results always seem like April's fool - Two 4x4 wood posts each with 24" dia x 4'-2" deep footing - that formula for post footings where there is no restraint at the top.
The drawing, to scale, looks out of proportion - comparing wood post to ftg.
The definition of a structural engineer: overdesign by a factor of 1.999, instead of the usual 2.
The drawing, to scale, looks out of proportion - comparing wood post to ftg.
The definition of a structural engineer: overdesign by a factor of 1.999, instead of the usual 2.
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