--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "slurryguy" <slurryguy@...> wrote:
> Reading between the lines of your post I'm guessing that you're
> looking to build a privacy fence/wall. The vertical loads in this
> case are minimal. The key to supporting this type of wall is
> keeping the wall from getting blown over by a strong wind. Think
> fence. Strong vertical posts to keep things stiff and upright.
If you get decently high winds, then consider a curved or offset design for your wall. It is MUCH stronger versus cross wind forces.
IE:
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Fences built in that manner have a strength that is roughly equivalent to a wall that is 2/3 as thick as the width of the offsets. You can research on the web if you need to know all the physics involved, I don't pretend to understand it all, but I get the general principles.
- Ernie
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