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Table B-2. 8-sided Spar, Polygon 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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| 1.00 | 
2.441 | 
0.093 | 
84.55 | 
72.86 | 
0.41 | 
38.54 | 
70.35 | 
31.81 | 
 
| 0.99 | 
2.445 | 
0.104 | 
82.76 | 
69.98 | 
0.46 | 
35.10 | 
68.53 | 
33.43 | 
 
| 0.98 | 
2.448 | 
0.116 | 
80.99 | 
67.20 | 
0.51 | 
32.14 | 
66.80 | 
34.66 | 
 
| 0.97 | 
2.451 | 
0.127 | 
79.23 | 
64.50 | 
0.56 | 
29.55 | 
65.14 | 
35.59 | 
 
| 0.96 | 
2.455 | 
0.139 | 
77.49 | 
61.88 | 
0.62 | 
27.27 | 
63.55 | 
36.28 | 
 
| 0.95 | 
2.458 | 
0.150 | 
75.77 | 
59.34 | 
0.67 | 
25.23 | 
62.01 | 
36.78 | 
 
| 0.94 | 
2.462 | 
0.162 | 
74.07 | 
56.88 | 
0.72 | 
23.41 | 
60.52 | 
37.11 | 
 
| 0.93 | 
2.465 | 
0.174 | 
72.39 | 
54.50 | 
0.78 | 
21.76 | 
59.07 | 
37.31 | 
 
| 0.92 | 
2.468 | 
0.185 | 
70.72 | 
52.19 | 
0.83 | 
20.26 | 
57.66 | 
37.40 | 
 
| 0.91 | 
2.472 | 
0.197 | 
69.08 | 
49.96 | 
0.89 | 
18.90 | 
56.28 | 
37.39 | 
 
| 0.90 | 
2.475 | 
0.209 | 
67.45 | 
47.80 | 
0.94 | 
17.65 | 
54.94 | 
37.30 | 
 
| 0.89 | 
2.479 | 
0.220 | 
65.84 | 
45.71 | 
1.00 | 
16.50 | 
53.63 | 
37.13 | 
 
| 0.88 | 
2.482 | 
0.232 | 
64.24 | 
43.69 | 
1.06 | 
15.44 | 
52.35 | 
36.91 | 
 
| 0.87 | 
2.486 | 
0.244 | 
62.67 | 
41.74 | 
1.11 | 
14.46 | 
51.09 | 
36.63 | 
 
| 0.86 | 
2.489 | 
0.256 | 
61.11 | 
39.85 | 
1.17 | 
13.55 | 
49.85 | 
36.30 | 
 
| 0.85 | 
2.493 | 
0.268 | 
59.57 | 
38.03 | 
1.23 | 
12.71 | 
48.64 | 
35.93 | 
 
| 0.84 | 
2.496 | 
0.279 | 
58.05 | 
36.27 | 
1.29 | 
11.92 | 
47.45 | 
35.52 | 
 
| 0.83 | 
2.500 | 
0.291 | 
56.54 | 
34.58 | 
1.35 | 
11.19 | 
46.27 | 
35.08 | 
 
| 0.82 | 
2.503 | 
0.303 | 
55.06 | 
32.94 | 
1.41 | 
10.51 | 
45.12 | 
34.61 | 
 
| 0.81 | 
2.507 | 
0.315 | 
53.59 | 
31.36 | 
1.47 | 
9.86 | 
43.98 | 
34.12 | 
 
| 0.80 | 
2.510 | 
0.327 | 
52.14 | 
29.84 | 
1.53 | 
9.26 | 
42.86 | 
33.60 | 
 
| 0.79 | 
2.514 | 
0.340 | 
50.71 | 
28.38 | 
1.59 | 
8.70 | 
41.76 | 
33.06 | 
 
| 0.78 | 
2.517 | 
0.352 | 
49.30 | 
26.97 | 
1.65 | 
8.17 | 
40.67 | 
32.50 | 
 
| 0.77 | 
2.521 | 
0.364 | 
47.90 | 
25.61 | 
1.72 | 
7.68 | 
39.59 | 
31.92 | 
 
| 0.76 | 
2.524 | 
0.376 | 
46.52 | 
24.31 | 
1.78 | 
7.21 | 
38.53 | 
31.32 | 
 
| 0.75 | 
2.528 | 
0.388 | 
45.16 | 
23.05 | 
1.84 | 
6.77 | 
37.49 | 
30.72 | 
 
| 0.74 | 
2.531 | 
0.400 | 
43.82 | 
21.85 | 
1.91 | 
6.36 | 
36.45 | 
30.10 | 
 
| 0.73 | 
2.535 | 
0.413 | 
42.50 | 
20.69 | 
1.97 | 
5.97 | 
35.43 | 
29.47 | 
 
| 0.72 | 
2.539 | 
0.425 | 
41.19 | 
19.58 | 
2.04 | 
5.60 | 
34.42 | 
28.83 | 
 
| 0.71 | 
2.542 | 
0.437 | 
39.91 | 
18.51 | 
2.11 | 
5.25 | 
33.43 | 
28.18 | 
 
| 0.70 | 
2.546 | 
0.450 | 
38.64 | 
17.49 | 
2.17 | 
4.92 | 
32.44 | 
27.52 | 
 
| 0.69 | 
2.550 | 
0.462 | 
37.39 | 
16.51 | 
2.24 | 
4.62 | 
31.47 | 
26.86 | 
 
| 0.68 | 
2.553 | 
0.475 | 
36.15 | 
15.58 | 
2.31 | 
4.32 | 
30.51 | 
26.19 | 
 
| 0.67 | 
2.557 | 
0.487 | 
34.94 | 
14.68 | 
2.38 | 
4.05 | 
29.56 | 
25.51 | 
 
| 0.66 | 
2.561 | 
0.500 | 
33.74 | 
13.82 | 
2.45 | 
3.79 | 
28.62 | 
24.83 | 
 
| 0.65 | 
2.564 | 
0.512 | 
32.56 | 
13.01 | 
2.52 | 
3.54 | 
27.69 | 
24.15 | 
 
| 0.64 | 
2.568 | 
0.525 | 
31.40 | 
12.22 | 
2.59 | 
3.31 | 
26.78 | 
23.46 | 
 
| 0.63 | 
2.572 | 
0.537 | 
30.25 | 
11.48 | 
2.66 | 
3.09 | 
25.87 | 
22.78 | 
 
| 0.62 | 
2.575 | 
0.550 | 
29.13 | 
10.77 | 
2.74 | 
2.89 | 
24.98 | 
22.09 | 
 
| 0.61 | 
2.579 | 
0.563 | 
28.02 | 
10.09 | 
2.81 | 
2.69 | 
24.09 | 
21.40 | 
 
| 0.60 | 
2.583 | 
0.576 | 
26.93 | 
9.44 | 
2.88 | 
2.51 | 
23.22 | 
20.71 | 
 
| 0.59 | 
2.587 | 
0.588 | 
25.86 | 
8.83 | 
2.96 | 
2.34 | 
22.35 | 
20.02 | 
 
| 0.58 | 
2.590 | 
0.601 | 
24.81 | 
8.24 | 
3.03 | 
2.17 | 
21.50 | 
19.33 | 
 
| 0.57 | 
2.594 | 
0.614 | 
23.77 | 
7.69 | 
3.11 | 
2.02 | 
20.66 | 
18.64 | 
 
| 0.56 | 
2.598 | 
0.627 | 
22.76 | 
7.16 | 
3.19 | 
1.88 | 
19.83 | 
17.95 | 
 
| 0.55 | 
2.602 | 
0.640 | 
21.76 | 
6.67 | 
3.27 | 
1.74 | 
19.01 | 
17.27 | 
 
| 0.54 | 
2.605 | 
0.653 | 
20.77 | 
6.19 | 
3.35 | 
1.61 | 
18.20 | 
16.59 | 
 
| 0.53 | 
2.609 | 
0.666 | 
19.81 | 
5.75 | 
3.43 | 
1.49 | 
17.40 | 
15.91 | 
 
| 0.52 | 
2.613 | 
0.679 | 
18.87 | 
5.33 | 
3.51 | 
1.38 | 
16.61 | 
15.24 | 
 
| 0.51 | 
2.617 | 
0.692 | 
17.94 | 
4.93 | 
3.59 | 
1.27 | 
15.84 | 
14.57 | 
 
| 0.50 | 
2.621 | 
0.705 | 
17.03 | 
4.55 | 
3.67 | 
1.17 | 
15.07 | 
13.90 | 
 
| 0.49 | 
2.625 | 
0.718 | 
16.14 | 
4.20 | 
3.75 | 
1.08 | 
14.32 | 
13.24 | 
 
| 0.48 | 
2.628 | 
0.731 | 
15.26 | 
3.87 | 
3.84 | 
0.99 | 
13.58 | 
12.59 | 
 
| 0.47 | 
2.632 | 
0.745 | 
14.41 | 
3.56 | 
3.92 | 
0.91 | 
12.85 | 
11.94 | 
 
| 0.46 | 
2.636 | 
0.758 | 
13.57 | 
3.26 | 
4.01 | 
0.83 | 
12.13 | 
11.29 | 
 
| 0.45 | 
2.640 | 
0.771 | 
12.75 | 
2.99 | 
4.10 | 
0.76 | 
11.42 | 
10.66 | 
 
| 0.44 | 
2.644 | 
0.785 | 
11.95 | 
2.73 | 
4.19 | 
0.69 | 
10.72 | 
10.03 | 
 
| 0.43 | 
2.648 | 
0.798 | 
11.17 | 
2.49 | 
4.28 | 
0.63 | 
10.04 | 
9.41 | 
 
| 0.42 | 
2.652 | 
0.811 | 
10.40 | 
2.27 | 
4.37 | 
0.57 | 
9.37 | 
8.79 | 
 
| 0.41 | 
2.656 | 
0.825 | 
9.66 | 
2.06 | 
4.46 | 
0.52 | 
8.71 | 
8.19 | 
 
| 0.40 | 
2.660 | 
0.838 | 
8.93 | 
1.87 | 
4.55 | 
0.47 | 
8.07 | 
7.59 | 
 
| 0.39 | 
2.664 | 
0.852 | 
8.22 | 
1.69 | 
4.64 | 
0.43 | 
7.43 | 
7.01 | 
 
| 0.38 | 
2.668 | 
0.866 | 
7.52 | 
1.52 | 
4.74 | 
0.38 | 
6.81 | 
6.43 | 
 
| 0.37 | 
2.672 | 
0.879 | 
6.85 | 
1.37 | 
4.83 | 
0.34 | 
6.20 | 
5.86 | 
 
| 0.36 | 
2.676 | 
0.893 | 
6.19 | 
1.22 | 
4.93 | 
0.31 | 
5.61 | 
5.30 | 
 
| 0.35 | 
2.680 | 
0.907 | 
5.55 | 
1.09 | 
5.03 | 
0.28 | 
5.03 | 
4.75 | 
 
| 0.34 | 
2.684 | 
0.920 | 
4.93 | 
0.97 | 
5.13 | 
0.24 | 
4.46 | 
4.22 | 
 
| 0.33 | 
2.688 | 
0.934 | 
4.33 | 
0.86 | 
5.23 | 
0.22 | 
3.91 | 
3.69 | 
 
| 0.32 | 
2.692 | 
0.948 | 
3.74 | 
0.76 | 
5.33 | 
0.19 | 
3.37 | 
3.18 | 
 
| 0.31 | 
2.696 | 
0.962 | 
3.17 | 
0.67 | 
5.43 | 
0.17 | 
2.85 | 
2.68 | 
 
| 0.30 | 
2.700 | 
0.976 | 
2.62 | 
0.59 | 
5.54 | 
0.15 | 
2.34 | 
2.19 | 
 
| 0.29 | 
2.704 | 
0.990 | 
2.09 | 
0.52 | 
5.64 | 
0.13 | 
1.84 | 
1.71 | 
 
| 0.28 | 
2.708 | 
1.004 | 
1.58 | 
0.45 | 
5.75 | 
0.11 | 
1.36 | 
1.25 | 
 
| 0.27 | 
2.712 | 
1.018 | 
1.08 | 
0.39 | 
5.86 | 
0.10 | 
0.89 | 
0.80 | 
 
| 0.26 | 
2.716 | 
1.032 | 
0.61 | 
0.33 | 
5.97 | 
0.08 | 
0.44 | 
0.36 | 
 
| 0.25 | 
2.721 | 
1.046 | 
0.15 | 
0.28 | 
6.08 | 
0.07 | 
0.01 | 
-0.07 | 
 
| 0.24 | 
2.725 | 
1.060 | 
-0.29 | 
0.24 | 
6.19 | 
0.06 | 
-0.41 | 
-0.47 | 
 
| 0.23 | 
2.729 | 
1.075 | 
-0.72 | 
0.20 | 
6.30 | 
0.05 | 
-0.82 | 
-0.87 | 
 
| 0.22 | 
2.733 | 
1.089 | 
-1.12 | 
0.17 | 
6.42 | 
0.04 | 
-1.21 | 
-1.25 | 
 
| 0.21 | 
2.737 | 
1.103 | 
-1.51 | 
0.14 | 
6.53 | 
0.04 | 
-1.58 | 
-1.62 | 
 
| 0.20 | 
2.742 | 
1.117 | 
-1.88 | 
0.12 | 
6.65 | 
0.03 | 
-1.94 | 
-1.97 | 
 
 
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