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Table A-2. 8-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
 | 
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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(%)
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| 0.99 | 
2.445 | 
0.104 | 
88.24 | 
96.06 | 
32.09 | 
124.45 | 
40.76 | 
-83.69 | 
 
| 0.98 | 
2.448 | 
0.116 | 
86.47 | 
92.24 | 
29.18 | 
89.45 | 
51.43 | 
-38.02 | 
 
| 0.97 | 
2.451 | 
0.127 | 
84.71 | 
88.53 | 
26.80 | 
71.83 | 
54.86 | 
-16.97 | 
 
| 0.96 | 
2.455 | 
0.139 | 
82.97 | 
84.93 | 
24.81 | 
60.51 | 
56.13 | 
-4.38 | 
 
| 0.95 | 
2.458 | 
0.150 | 
81.25 | 
81.45 | 
23.13 | 
52.38 | 
56.47 | 
4.10 | 
 
| 0.94 | 
2.462 | 
0.162 | 
79.55 | 
78.07 | 
21.70 | 
46.14 | 
56.33 | 
10.19 | 
 
| 0.93 | 
2.465 | 
0.174 | 
77.87 | 
74.81 | 
20.47 | 
41.15 | 
55.91 | 
14.76 | 
 
| 0.92 | 
2.468 | 
0.185 | 
76.20 | 
71.64 | 
19.39 | 
37.03 | 
55.31 | 
18.28 | 
 
| 0.91 | 
2.472 | 
0.197 | 
74.56 | 
68.57 | 
18.45 | 
33.56 | 
54.61 | 
21.05 | 
 
| 0.90 | 
2.475 | 
0.209 | 
72.93 | 
65.61 | 
17.61 | 
30.58 | 
53.83 | 
23.25 | 
 
| 0.89 | 
2.479 | 
0.220 | 
71.31 | 
62.74 | 
16.88 | 
28.00 | 
53.00 | 
25.01 | 
 
| 0.88 | 
2.482 | 
0.232 | 
69.72 | 
59.97 | 
16.22 | 
25.72 | 
52.14 | 
26.42 | 
 
| 0.87 | 
2.486 | 
0.244 | 
68.14 | 
57.29 | 
15.63 | 
23.70 | 
51.26 | 
27.56 | 
 
| 0.86 | 
2.489 | 
0.256 | 
66.59 | 
54.70 | 
15.09 | 
21.89 | 
50.36 | 
28.46 | 
 
| 0.85 | 
2.493 | 
0.268 | 
65.05 | 
52.20 | 
14.61 | 
20.27 | 
49.45 | 
29.18 | 
 
| 0.84 | 
2.496 | 
0.279 | 
63.53 | 
49.79 | 
14.18 | 
18.79 | 
48.53 | 
29.73 | 
 
| 0.83 | 
2.500 | 
0.291 | 
62.02 | 
47.46 | 
13.79 | 
17.46 | 
47.61 | 
30.15 | 
 
| 0.82 | 
2.503 | 
0.303 | 
60.54 | 
45.21 | 
13.43 | 
16.23 | 
46.69 | 
30.45 | 
 
| 0.81 | 
2.507 | 
0.315 | 
59.07 | 
43.05 | 
13.10 | 
15.11 | 
45.76 | 
30.65 | 
 
| 0.80 | 
2.510 | 
0.327 | 
57.62 | 
40.96 | 
12.80 | 
14.08 | 
44.84 | 
30.76 | 
 
| 0.79 | 
2.514 | 
0.340 | 
56.19 | 
38.95 | 
12.53 | 
13.13 | 
43.93 | 
30.80 | 
 
| 0.78 | 
2.517 | 
0.352 | 
54.78 | 
37.02 | 
12.28 | 
12.25 | 
43.02 | 
30.76 | 
 
| 0.77 | 
2.521 | 
0.364 | 
53.38 | 
35.15 | 
12.05 | 
11.44 | 
42.11 | 
30.67 | 
 
| 0.76 | 
2.524 | 
0.376 | 
52.00 | 
33.36 | 
11.84 | 
10.68 | 
41.20 | 
30.52 | 
 
| 0.75 | 
2.528 | 
0.388 | 
50.64 | 
31.64 | 
11.65 | 
9.98 | 
40.30 | 
30.33 | 
 
| 0.74 | 
2.531 | 
0.400 | 
49.30 | 
29.99 | 
11.47 | 
9.32 | 
39.41 | 
30.09 | 
 
| 0.73 | 
2.535 | 
0.413 | 
47.98 | 
28.40 | 
11.31 | 
8.71 | 
38.52 | 
29.81 | 
 
| 0.72 | 
2.539 | 
0.425 | 
46.67 | 
26.87 | 
11.17 | 
8.14 | 
37.64 | 
29.50 | 
 
| 0.71 | 
2.542 | 
0.437 | 
45.38 | 
25.41 | 
11.03 | 
7.60 | 
36.76 | 
29.16 | 
 
| 0.70 | 
2.546 | 
0.450 | 
44.12 | 
24.01 | 
10.91 | 
7.11 | 
35.89 | 
28.79 | 
 
| 0.69 | 
2.550 | 
0.462 | 
42.86 | 
22.67 | 
10.79 | 
6.64 | 
35.03 | 
28.39 | 
 
| 0.68 | 
2.553 | 
0.475 | 
41.63 | 
21.38 | 
10.69 | 
6.20 | 
34.17 | 
27.97 | 
 
| 0.67 | 
2.557 | 
0.487 | 
40.42 | 
20.15 | 
10.60 | 
5.79 | 
33.32 | 
27.53 | 
 
| 0.66 | 
2.561 | 
0.500 | 
39.22 | 
18.97 | 
10.51 | 
5.40 | 
32.47 | 
27.07 | 
 
| 0.65 | 
2.564 | 
0.512 | 
38.04 | 
17.85 | 
10.44 | 
5.04 | 
31.64 | 
26.60 | 
 
| 0.64 | 
2.568 | 
0.525 | 
36.88 | 
16.78 | 
10.37 | 
4.70 | 
30.81 | 
26.11 | 
 
| 0.63 | 
2.572 | 
0.537 | 
35.73 | 
15.75 | 
10.31 | 
4.38 | 
29.98 | 
25.60 | 
 
| 0.62 | 
2.575 | 
0.550 | 
34.61 | 
14.78 | 
10.25 | 
4.08 | 
29.17 | 
25.09 | 
 
| 0.61 | 
2.579 | 
0.563 | 
33.50 | 
13.85 | 
10.21 | 
3.80 | 
28.36 | 
24.56 | 
 
| 0.60 | 
2.583 | 
0.576 | 
32.41 | 
12.96 | 
10.17 | 
3.53 | 
27.55 | 
24.02 | 
 
| 0.59 | 
2.587 | 
0.588 | 
31.34 | 
12.12 | 
10.13 | 
3.28 | 
26.76 | 
23.48 | 
 
| 0.58 | 
2.590 | 
0.601 | 
30.29 | 
11.32 | 
10.10 | 
3.05 | 
25.97 | 
22.92 | 
 
| 0.57 | 
2.594 | 
0.614 | 
29.25 | 
10.56 | 
10.07 | 
2.83 | 
25.19 | 
22.36 | 
 
| 0.56 | 
2.598 | 
0.627 | 
28.23 | 
9.83 | 
10.06 | 
2.62 | 
24.42 | 
21.80 | 
 
| 0.55 | 
2.602 | 
0.640 | 
27.23 | 
9.15 | 
10.04 | 
2.43 | 
23.66 | 
21.23 | 
 
| 0.54 | 
2.605 | 
0.653 | 
26.25 | 
8.50 | 
10.03 | 
2.25 | 
22.90 | 
20.66 | 
 
| 0.53 | 
2.609 | 
0.666 | 
25.29 | 
7.89 | 
10.02 | 
2.08 | 
22.16 | 
20.08 | 
 
| 0.52 | 
2.613 | 
0.679 | 
24.34 | 
7.31 | 
10.02 | 
1.92 | 
21.42 | 
19.50 | 
 
| 0.51 | 
2.617 | 
0.692 | 
23.42 | 
6.77 | 
10.03 | 
1.77 | 
20.69 | 
18.92 | 
 
| 0.50 | 
2.621 | 
0.705 | 
22.51 | 
6.25 | 
10.03 | 
1.63 | 
19.97 | 
18.34 | 
 
| 0.49 | 
2.625 | 
0.718 | 
21.62 | 
5.76 | 
10.04 | 
1.50 | 
19.25 | 
17.76 | 
 
| 0.48 | 
2.628 | 
0.731 | 
20.74 | 
5.31 | 
10.06 | 
1.37 | 
18.55 | 
17.18 | 
 
| 0.47 | 
2.632 | 
0.745 | 
19.89 | 
4.88 | 
10.07 | 
1.26 | 
17.86 | 
16.60 | 
 
| 0.46 | 
2.636 | 
0.758 | 
19.05 | 
4.48 | 
10.10 | 
1.15 | 
17.18 | 
16.02 | 
 
| 0.45 | 
2.640 | 
0.771 | 
18.23 | 
4.10 | 
10.12 | 
1.05 | 
16.50 | 
15.45 | 
 
| 0.44 | 
2.644 | 
0.785 | 
17.43 | 
3.75 | 
10.15 | 
0.96 | 
15.84 | 
14.88 | 
 
| 0.43 | 
2.648 | 
0.798 | 
16.65 | 
3.42 | 
10.18 | 
0.87 | 
15.18 | 
14.31 | 
 
| 0.42 | 
2.652 | 
0.811 | 
15.88 | 
3.11 | 
10.21 | 
0.79 | 
14.54 | 
13.75 | 
 
| 0.41 | 
2.656 | 
0.825 | 
15.13 | 
2.83 | 
10.25 | 
0.72 | 
13.91 | 
13.19 | 
 
| 0.40 | 
2.660 | 
0.838 | 
14.41 | 
2.56 | 
10.29 | 
0.65 | 
13.29 | 
12.64 | 
 
| 0.39 | 
2.664 | 
0.852 | 
13.69 | 
2.31 | 
10.34 | 
0.59 | 
12.68 | 
12.09 | 
 
| 0.38 | 
2.668 | 
0.866 | 
13.00 | 
2.09 | 
10.38 | 
0.53 | 
12.08 | 
11.55 | 
 
| 0.37 | 
2.672 | 
0.879 | 
12.33 | 
1.87 | 
10.43 | 
0.47 | 
11.49 | 
11.02 | 
 
| 0.36 | 
2.676 | 
0.893 | 
11.67 | 
1.68 | 
10.48 | 
0.42 | 
10.92 | 
10.49 | 
 
| 0.35 | 
2.680 | 
0.907 | 
11.03 | 
1.50 | 
10.54 | 
0.38 | 
10.35 | 
9.97 | 
 
| 0.34 | 
2.684 | 
0.920 | 
10.41 | 
1.34 | 
10.59 | 
0.34 | 
9.80 | 
9.47 | 
 
| 0.33 | 
2.688 | 
0.934 | 
9.80 | 
1.19 | 
10.65 | 
0.30 | 
9.26 | 
8.97 | 
 
| 0.32 | 
2.692 | 
0.948 | 
9.22 | 
1.05 | 
10.72 | 
0.26 | 
8.74 | 
8.48 | 
 
| 0.31 | 
2.696 | 
0.962 | 
8.65 | 
0.92 | 
10.78 | 
0.23 | 
8.23 | 
8.00 | 
 
| 0.30 | 
2.700 | 
0.976 | 
8.10 | 
0.81 | 
10.85 | 
0.20 | 
7.73 | 
7.52 | 
 
| 0.29 | 
2.704 | 
0.990 | 
7.57 | 
0.71 | 
10.92 | 
0.18 | 
7.24 | 
7.07 | 
 
| 0.28 | 
2.708 | 
1.004 | 
7.06 | 
0.61 | 
10.99 | 
0.15 | 
6.77 | 
6.62 | 
 
| 0.27 | 
2.712 | 
1.018 | 
6.56 | 
0.53 | 
11.07 | 
0.13 | 
6.31 | 
6.18 | 
 
| 0.26 | 
2.716 | 
1.032 | 
6.09 | 
0.46 | 
11.15 | 
0.11 | 
5.87 | 
5.76 | 
 
| 0.25 | 
2.721 | 
1.046 | 
5.63 | 
0.39 | 
11.23 | 
0.10 | 
5.44 | 
5.34 | 
 
| 0.24 | 
2.725 | 
1.060 | 
5.19 | 
0.33 | 
11.31 | 
0.08 | 
5.03 | 
4.95 | 
 
| 0.23 | 
2.729 | 
1.075 | 
4.76 | 
0.28 | 
11.40 | 
0.07 | 
4.63 | 
4.56 | 
 
| 0.22 | 
2.733 | 
1.089 | 
4.36 | 
0.23 | 
11.49 | 
0.06 | 
4.25 | 
4.19 | 
 
| 0.21 | 
2.737 | 
1.103 | 
3.97 | 
0.19 | 
11.58 | 
0.05 | 
3.88 | 
3.83 | 
 
| 0.20 | 
2.742 | 
1.117 | 
3.60 | 
0.16 | 
11.67 | 
0.04 | 
3.52 | 
3.48 | 
 
 
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