Ladder

Guyed mast — the ladder

One essay so far against this idea. A ladder is the distinct arguments that stand against one idea, and this one has room to grow.
  1. 259 kN95299 kN83221 kN112wind 3 N/mmtop moves 100 mmleewardwindwardaxial load from the guys 801 kN · deflection exaggerated 0.5×

    Held by something that goes soft

    A guy is a cable, so it has no stiffness of its own — what resists a mast's movement is the guy's geometry changing, and how much of that there is depends on the tension already in it. Wind pushes the mast towards the leeward guy, which is the one losing tension.

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