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Re: pic: 5 Inch Wheel
The spokes look nice; but I'm curious if there is any mathematical basis (or any other basis other than artistry) for their shape?
FYI - I have no hidden agenda or Socratic teaching attempt hidden in my question - I am certainly not good enough at mechanical engineering to perform anything other than the grossest levels of analysis to answer a question like the one I just posed.
Instead, each time I see a design like this one posted as a CAD rendering, I am sincerely curious what design guidelines, or computational analysis, or empirical data the author was able to use when creating the design. Yours just happens to be the one that finally got me to ask the question.
What can you tell us?
Blake
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17-08-2008, 19:49
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