Re: Possibly interesting balsa test

From: John Kagan <john_kagan_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 03:41:27 -0000

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Bill Gowen" <b.gowen@...>
wrote:
>
> I've often wondered what the comparison would be between a rectangular
> piece of balsa and a round one of equal weight in terms of bending
> deflection and torsional deflection. Today I decided to stop wondering
> and see if I could find out.

It would be interesting to see how a square cross-section, rather than
rectangular, would stack up against the round one. I think they would
be pretty much the same in deflection, though maybe not in torsion.

On a similar note, Ray Harlan tells me that it doesn't matter where you
orient boron on, say, a motorstick - as long as they are evenly
spaced. That's why I love having these math / science guys around. I
can confirm it for myself now, but I probably never would have thought
of it on my own.
Received on Thu Jun 29 2006 - 20:42:15 CEST