... When you (general you) ignore the semantics, all spoked wheels do carry loads in the same way. Whether it is a loss of pre-tension or an increase in compression, the force vector is the same.
absolutely.
Sometime a vector diagram is worth a thousand words.
-- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia A Real Cyclist [TM] keeps at least one bicycle in the bedroom.
... When you (general you) ignore the semantics, all spoked wheels do carry loads in the same way. Whether it is a loss of pre-tension or an increase in compression, the force vector is the same.
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absolutely.
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Sometime a vector diagram is worth a thousand words.
The book, to which this refers, has vector diagrams with displacements.
> ... When you (general you) ignore the semantics, all spoked > wheels do carry loads in the same way. Whether it is a loss of > pre-tension or an increase in compression, the force vector is the > same.
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absolutely.
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Sometime a vector diagram is worth a thousand words.
The book, to which this refers, has vector diagrams with displacements.
it also [erroneously] concludes that loading can be used to infer strength.