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The purpose of guy wire anchors is to counteract lateral forces on utility poles and towers induced by wind loads and lateral loads. These anchors usually consist of helical anchors screwed in the ground by hydraulic means.

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A guy wire is attached to a tower at a point on the tower 115m from the base The guy wire is anchored to the ground at a point on the ground 24m from the base of the tower Draw the diagram?

I'm unable to draw diagrams. However, you can visualize the scenario with the tower standing vertically. One side of the triangle represents the tower (115m) and the other side the anchor point on the ground (24m). The guy wire forms the hypotenuse of the right triangle. The angle between the tower and the ground is formed by the guy wire.


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The guy wire forms a right triangle with the pole and the ground. Using the Pythagorean theorem (a^2 + b^2 = c^2), we can calculate the length of the guy wire. In this case, a = 10 ft, b = 15 ft, so the length of the guy wire (c) is √(10^2 + 15^2) = √(100 + 225) = √325 ≈ 18.03 ft.

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A guy wire is attached to a tower at a point on the tower 115m from the base The guy wire is anchored to the ground at a point on the ground 24m from the base of the tower Draw the diagram?

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