Mast bending stress calculation

Cushcraft A3S example

Design wind speed (m/s) 40.0

Density of air (kg/m^3) 1.2

Antenna 1
Mass (kg) 12.9
Centroid height above top bearing (m) 2.500
Projected area (M^2) 0.470
CD 1.2
Wind pressure (Pa) 1152.0
Wind force (N) 541.4
Wind bending moment (Nm) 1353.6
Tilt bending moment (Nm) 316.1

Antenna 2
Mass (kg) 0
Centroid height above top bearing (m) 0.000
Projected area (M^2) 0.000
CD 1.2
Wind pressure (Pa) 1152.0
Wind force (N) 0.0
Wind bending moment (Nm) 0.0
Tilt bending moment (Nm) 0.0

Antenna 3
Mass (kg) 0.0
Centroid height above top bearing (m) 0.000
Projected area (M^2) 0.000
CD 1.2
Wind pressure (Pa) 1152.0
Wind force (N) 0.0
Wind bending moment (Nm) 0.0
Tilt bending moment (Nm) 0.0

Rotator
Mass (kg) 0.0
Centroid height above top bearing (m) 0.000
Projected area (M^2) 0.000
CD 2.0
Wind pressure (Pa) 1920.0
Wind force (N) 0.0
Wind bending moment (Nm) 0.0
Tilt bending moment (Nm) 0.0

Cable
Mass/length (kg/m) 0.16
Linear length (m) 2.500
Diameter (mm) 11
Centroid height above top bearing (m) 1.250
Projected area (M^2) 0.028
CD 1.2
Wind pressure (Pa) 1152.0
Wind force (N) 31.7
Wind bending moment (Nm) 39.6
Tilt bending moment (Nm) 4.9

Mast
OD (mm) 50
Wall thickness (mm) 6
ID (mm) 38
Moment of Inertia (m^4) 2.044423E-07
Density (kg/m^3) 2700
Mass (kg) 10.1
Length above top bearing (m) 4.500
Projected area (M^2) 0.225
CD 1.2
Wind pressure (Pa) 960.0
Wind force (N) 216.0
Wind bending moment (Nm) 486.0
Tilt bending moment (Nm) 222.2

Wind stress
Total bending moment (Nm) 1839.6
Bending stress (MPa) 225
Safety factor 1
Minimum yield strength (Mpa) 225

Tilt stress
Total bending moment (Nm) 538.2
Bending stress (MPa) 66
Safety factor 3
Minimum yield strength (Mpa) 197

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Material Steel 4130 Steel C350 Al 6061-T6 Al 6061-T6 Al 6061-T6

OD (mm) 41 48.3 50 50 50
Wall thickness (mm) 2.1 2.9 4 5 6
Yield strength (Mpa) 435 350 255 255 255
Safety factor 1 1 1 1 1
ID (mm) 36.8 42.5 42 40 38
Moment of Inertia (m^4) 4.86846E-08 1.07002E-07 1.54051E-07 1.81132E-07 2.04442E-07
Max bending moment (Nm) 1033 1551 1571 1848 2085

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Mast bending stress calculation
Cushcraft A3S example

Design wind speed (m/s) 40.0

Density of air (kg/m^3) 1.2

Antenna 1
Mass (kg) 12.9
Centroid height above top bearing (m) 2.000
Projected area (M^2) 0.470
CD 1.2
Wind pressure (Pa) 1152.0
Wind force (N) 541.4
Wind bending moment (Nm) 1082.9
Tilt bending moment (Nm) 252.8

Antenna 2
Mass (kg) 0
Centroid height above top bearing (m) 0.000
Projected area (M^2) 0.000
CD 1.2
Wind pressure (Pa) 1152.0
Wind force (N) 0.0
Wind bending moment (Nm) 0.0
Tilt bending moment (Nm) 0.0

Antenna 3
Mass (kg) 0.0
Centroid height above top bearing (m) 0.000
Projected area (M^2) 0.000
CD 1.2
Wind pressure (Pa) 1152.0
Wind force (N) 0.0
Wind bending moment (Nm) 0.0
Tilt bending moment (Nm) 0.0

Rotator
Mass (kg) 0.0
Centroid height above top bearing (m) 0.000
Projected area (M^2) 0.000
CD 2.0
Wind pressure (Pa) 1920.0
Wind force (N) 0.0
Wind bending moment (Nm) 0.0
Tilt bending moment (Nm) 0.0

Cable
Mass/length (kg/m) 0.16
Linear length (m) 2.000
Diameter (mm) 11
Centroid height above top bearing (m) 1.000
Projected area (M^2) 0.022
CD 1.2
Wind pressure (Pa) 1152.0
Wind force (N) 25.3
Wind bending moment (Nm) 25.3
Tilt bending moment (Nm) 3.1

Mast
OD (mm) 48.3
Wall thickness (mm) 2.9
ID (mm) 42.5
Moment of Inertia (m^4) 1.070025E-07
Density (kg/m^3) 6400
Mass (kg) 10.6
Length above top bearing (m) 4.000
Projected area (M^2) 0.193
CD 1.2
Wind pressure (Pa) 960.0
Wind force (N) 185.5
Wind bending moment (Nm) 370.9
Tilt bending moment (Nm) 207.5

Wind stress
Total bending moment (Nm) 1453.8
Bending stress (MPa) 328
Safety factor 1
Minimum yield strength (Mpa) 328

Tilt stress
Total bending moment (Nm) 460.4
Bending stress (MPa) 104
Safety factor 3
Minimum yield strength (Mpa) 312

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Date 2/28/2010