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Table A-3. 9-sided Spar, Round Exterior
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Ratio A  or  I.D./O.D.
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Ratio (M)  or  (O.D./L)
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Ratio (K)  or  (H/L)
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Weight Saving at same size
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Strengh Loss at same size
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Outside Waste
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Size Increase for same strength
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Weight Saving at same strength
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Arbitrary Score
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(%)
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(%)
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(%)
 | 
(%)
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(%)
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| 
0.99 | 
2.770 | 
0.097 | 
90.24 | 
96.06 | 
30.66 | 
124.45 | 
50.83 | 
-73.61 | 
 
| 0.98 | 
2.773 | 
0.110 | 
88.43 | 
92.24 | 
27.22 | 
89.45 | 
58.46 | 
-30.99 | 
 
| 0.97 | 
2.776 | 
0.123 | 
86.63 | 
88.53 | 
24.52 | 
71.83 | 
60.53 | 
-11.30 | 
 
| 0.96 | 
2.779 | 
0.136 | 
84.85 | 
84.93 | 
22.35 | 
60.51 | 
60.98 | 
0.47 | 
 
| 0.95 | 
2.782 | 
0.149 | 
83.10 | 
81.45 | 
20.57 | 
52.38 | 
60.75 | 
8.37 | 
 
| 0.94 | 
2.785 | 
0.163 | 
81.36 | 
78.07 | 
19.08 | 
46.14 | 
60.18 | 
14.04 | 
 
| 0.93 | 
2.789 | 
0.176 | 
79.63 | 
74.81 | 
17.83 | 
41.15 | 
59.42 | 
18.28 | 
 
| 0.92 | 
2.792 | 
0.189 | 
77.93 | 
71.64 | 
16.75 | 
37.03 | 
58.56 | 
21.53 | 
 
| 0.91 | 
2.795 | 
0.202 | 
76.25 | 
68.57 | 
15.82 | 
33.56 | 
57.62 | 
24.06 | 
 
| 0.90 | 
2.798 | 
0.216 | 
74.58 | 
65.61 | 
15.02 | 
30.58 | 
56.65 | 
26.07 | 
 
| 0.89 | 
2.801 | 
0.229 | 
72.93 | 
62.74 | 
14.31 | 
28.00 | 
55.65 | 
27.66 | 
 
| 0.88 | 
2.804 | 
0.243 | 
71.30 | 
59.97 | 
13.68 | 
25.72 | 
54.64 | 
28.92 | 
 
| 0.87 | 
2.807 | 
0.256 | 
69.69 | 
57.29 | 
13.13 | 
23.70 | 
53.62 | 
29.92 | 
 
| 0.86 | 
2.811 | 
0.270 | 
68.10 | 
54.70 | 
12.63 | 
21.89 | 
52.60 | 
30.71 | 
 
| 0.85 | 
2.814 | 
0.283 | 
66.52 | 
52.20 | 
12.19 | 
20.27 | 
51.58 | 
31.31 | 
 
| 0.84 | 
2.817 | 
0.297 | 
64.97 | 
49.79 | 
11.79 | 
18.79 | 
50.56 | 
31.77 | 
 
| 0.83 | 
2.820 | 
0.310 | 
63.43 | 
47.46 | 
11.44 | 
17.46 | 
49.55 | 
32.09 | 
 
| 0.82 | 
2.823 | 
0.324 | 
61.91 | 
45.21 | 
11.11 | 
16.23 | 
48.54 | 
32.31 | 
 
| 0.81 | 
2.826 | 
0.338 | 
60.41 | 
43.05 | 
10.82 | 
15.11 | 
47.54 | 
32.43 | 
 
| 0.80 | 
2.830 | 
0.351 | 
58.93 | 
40.96 | 
10.55 | 
14.08 | 
46.54 | 
32.46 | 
 
| 0.79 | 
2.833 | 
0.365 | 
57.46 | 
38.95 | 
10.31 | 
13.13 | 
45.56 | 
32.43 | 
 
| 0.78 | 
2.836 | 
0.379 | 
56.02 | 
37.02 | 
10.09 | 
12.25 | 
44.58 | 
32.33 | 
 
| 0.77 | 
2.839 | 
0.392 | 
54.59 | 
35.15 | 
9.89 | 
11.44 | 
43.61 | 
32.17 | 
 
| 0.76 | 
2.843 | 
0.406 | 
53.18 | 
33.36 | 
9.71 | 
10.68 | 
42.65 | 
31.97 | 
 
| 0.75 | 
2.846 | 
0.420 | 
51.79 | 
31.64 | 
9.54 | 
9.98 | 
41.69 | 
31.71 | 
 
| 0.74 | 
2.849 | 
0.434 | 
50.42 | 
29.99 | 
9.39 | 
9.32 | 
40.74 | 
31.42 | 
 
| 0.73 | 
2.852 | 
0.448 | 
49.07 | 
28.40 | 
9.25 | 
8.71 | 
39.81 | 
31.10 | 
 
| 0.72 | 
2.856 | 
0.462 | 
47.73 | 
26.87 | 
9.12 | 
8.14 | 
38.88 | 
30.74 | 
 
| 0.71 | 
2.859 | 
0.476 | 
46.41 | 
25.41 | 
9.01 | 
7.60 | 
37.95 | 
30.35 | 
 
| 0.70 | 
2.862 | 
0.490 | 
45.12 | 
24.01 | 
8.90 | 
7.11 | 
37.04 | 
29.93 | 
 
| 0.69 | 
2.865 | 
0.504 | 
43.84 | 
22.67 | 
8.81 | 
6.64 | 
36.13 | 
29.50 | 
 
| 0.68 | 
2.869 | 
0.518 | 
42.57 | 
21.38 | 
8.72 | 
6.20 | 
35.23 | 
29.04 | 
 
| 0.67 | 
2.872 | 
0.532 | 
41.33 | 
20.15 | 
8.64 | 
5.79 | 
34.34 | 
28.56 | 
 
| 0.66 | 
2.875 | 
0.546 | 
40.11 | 
18.97 | 
8.58 | 
5.40 | 
33.46 | 
28.06 | 
 
| 0.65 | 
2.879 | 
0.560 | 
38.90 | 
17.85 | 
8.51 | 
5.04 | 
32.59 | 
27.55 | 
 
| 0.64 | 
2.882 | 
0.574 | 
37.71 | 
16.78 | 
8.46 | 
4.70 | 
31.72 | 
27.02 | 
 
| 0.63 | 
2.885 | 
0.589 | 
36.54 | 
15.75 | 
8.41 | 
4.38 | 
30.86 | 
26.49 | 
 
| 0.62 | 
2.889 | 
0.603 | 
35.39 | 
14.78 | 
8.36 | 
4.08 | 
30.02 | 
25.94 | 
 
| 0.61 | 
2.892 | 
0.617 | 
34.26 | 
13.85 | 
8.33 | 
3.80 | 
29.17 | 
25.38 | 
 
| 0.60 | 
2.895 | 
0.631 | 
33.15 | 
12.96 | 
8.30 | 
3.53 | 
28.34 | 
24.81 | 
 
| 0.59 | 
2.899 | 
0.646 | 
32.05 | 
12.12 | 
8.27 | 
3.28 | 
27.52 | 
24.24 | 
 
| 0.58 | 
2.902 | 
0.660 | 
30.97 | 
11.32 | 
8.25 | 
3.05 | 
26.70 | 
23.65 | 
 
| 0.57 | 
2.905 | 
0.675 | 
29.91 | 
10.56 | 
8.23 | 
2.83 | 
25.89 | 
23.07 | 
 
| 0.56 | 
2.909 | 
0.689 | 
28.87 | 
9.83 | 
8.22 | 
2.62 | 
25.10 | 
22.47 | 
 
| 0.55 | 
2.912 | 
0.704 | 
27.85 | 
9.15 | 
8.21 | 
2.43 | 
24.31 | 
21.88 | 
 
| 0.54 | 
2.915 | 
0.718 | 
26.85 | 
8.50 | 
8.20 | 
2.25 | 
23.52 | 
21.28 | 
 
| 0.53 | 
2.919 | 
0.733 | 
25.86 | 
7.89 | 
8.20 | 
2.08 | 
22.75 | 
20.68 | 
 
| 0.52 | 
2.922 | 
0.747 | 
24.90 | 
7.31 | 
8.20 | 
1.92 | 
21.99 | 
20.07 | 
 
| 0.51 | 
2.926 | 
0.762 | 
23.95 | 
6.77 | 
8.21 | 
1.77 | 
21.24 | 
19.47 | 
 
| 0.50 | 
2.929 | 
0.776 | 
23.02 | 
6.25 | 
8.22 | 
1.63 | 
20.49 | 
18.87 | 
 
| 0.49 | 
2.933 | 
0.791 | 
22.11 | 
5.76 | 
8.23 | 
1.50 | 
19.76 | 
18.26 | 
 
| 0.48 | 
2.936 | 
0.806 | 
21.21 | 
5.31 | 
8.25 | 
1.37 | 
19.04 | 
17.66 | 
 
| 0.47 | 
2.939 | 
0.821 | 
20.34 | 
4.88 | 
8.27 | 
1.26 | 
18.32 | 
17.06 | 
 
| 0.46 | 
2.943 | 
0.835 | 
19.48 | 
4.48 | 
8.29 | 
1.15 | 
17.62 | 
16.47 | 
 
| 0.45 | 
2.946 | 
0.850 | 
18.64 | 
4.10 | 
8.32 | 
1.05 | 
16.92 | 
15.87 | 
 
| 0.44 | 
2.950 | 
0.865 | 
17.83 | 
3.75 | 
8.35 | 
0.96 | 
16.24 | 
15.28 | 
 
| 0.43 | 
2.953 | 
0.880 | 
17.02 | 
3.42 | 
8.38 | 
0.87 | 
15.57 | 
14.69 | 
 
| 0.42 | 
2.957 | 
0.895 | 
16.24 | 
3.11 | 
8.41 | 
0.79 | 
14.91 | 
14.11 | 
 
| 0.41 | 
2.960 | 
0.910 | 
15.48 | 
2.83 | 
8.45 | 
0.72 | 
14.26 | 
13.54 | 
 
| 0.40 | 
2.964 | 
0.925 | 
14.73 | 
2.56 | 
8.49 | 
0.65 | 
13.62 | 
12.97 | 
 
| 0.39 | 
2.967 | 
0.940 | 
14.00 | 
2.31 | 
8.53 | 
0.59 | 
12.99 | 
12.41 | 
 
| 0.38 | 
2.971 | 
0.955 | 
13.30 | 
2.09 | 
8.57 | 
0.53 | 
12.38 | 
11.85 | 
 
| 0.37 | 
2.974 | 
0.970 | 
12.60 | 
1.87 | 
8.62 | 
0.47 | 
11.77 | 
11.30 | 
 
| 0.36 | 
2.978 | 
0.985 | 
11.93 | 
1.68 | 
8.67 | 
0.42 | 
11.18 | 
10.76 | 
 
| 0.35 | 
2.982 | 
1.000 | 
11.28 | 
1.50 | 
8.72 | 
0.38 | 
10.61 | 
10.23 | 
 
| 0.34 | 
2.985 | 
1.016 | 
10.64 | 
1.34 | 
8.78 | 
0.34 | 
10.04 | 
9.70 | 
 
| 0.33 | 
2.989 | 
1.031 | 
10.03 | 
1.19 | 
8.83 | 
0.30 | 
9.49 | 
9.19 | 
 
| 0.32 | 
2.992 | 
1.046 | 
9.43 | 
1.05 | 
8.89 | 
0.26 | 
8.95 | 
8.69 | 
 
| 0.31 | 
2.996 | 
1.062 | 
8.85 | 
0.92 | 
8.95 | 
0.23 | 
8.42 | 
8.19 | 
 
| 0.30 | 
2.999 | 
1.077 | 
8.29 | 
0.81 | 
9.02 | 
0.20 | 
7.91 | 
7.71 | 
 
| 0.29 | 
3.003 | 
1.092 | 
7.74 | 
0.71 | 
9.08 | 
0.18 | 
7.42 | 
7.24 | 
 
| 0.28 | 
3.007 | 
1.108 | 
7.22 | 
0.61 | 
9.15 | 
0.15 | 
6.93 | 
6.78 | 
 
| 0.27 | 
3.010 | 
1.123 | 
6.71 | 
0.53 | 
9.22 | 
0.13 | 
6.46 | 
6.33 | 
 
| 0.26 | 
3.014 | 
1.139 | 
6.22 | 
0.46 | 
9.29 | 
0.11 | 
6.01 | 
5.89 | 
 
| 0.25 | 
3.018 | 
1.154 | 
5.75 | 
0.39 | 
9.37 | 
0.10 | 
5.57 | 
5.47 | 
 
| 0.24 | 
3.021 | 
1.170 | 
5.30 | 
0.33 | 
9.44 | 
0.08 | 
5.15 | 
5.06 | 
 
| 0.23 | 
3.025 | 
1.186 | 
4.87 | 
0.28 | 
9.52 | 
0.07 | 
4.74 | 
4.67 | 
 
| 0.22 | 
3.029 | 
1.201 | 
4.46 | 
0.23 | 
9.60 | 
0.06 | 
4.34 | 
4.29 | 
 
| 0.21 | 
3.032 | 
1.217 | 
4.06 | 
0.19 | 
9.69 | 
0.05 | 
3.97 | 
3.92 | 
 
| 0.20 | 
3.036 | 
1.233 | 
3.68 | 
0.16 | 
9.77 | 
0.04 | 
3.61 | 
3.57 | 
 
 
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