Table B-2. 8-sided Spar, Polygon Exterior
Ratio A
or
I.D./O.D.
Ratio (M)
or
(O.D./L)
Ratio (K)
or
(H/L)
Weight Saving at same size Strengh Loss at same size Outside Waste Size Increase for same strength Weight Saving at same strength Arbitrary Score
      (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)  
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