Dear All,
I am involved in a rather unusual outdoor sculpture project.
The concept is to create a large assembly of 20+ feet high vertical fiberglass rods that sway with the wind but always return back to their (perfectly) vertical resting position if there is no wind.
What’s the best way to predict their deflection other than trying out different rods from let’s say 1-2 inches diameter? Is there a (not too complicated) way to calculate their deflection? Any guestimates of applicable rod diameters? Any application where I could plug in different diameters and lengths that would visualize the swaying of the rods?
Thank you for your help!
Erwin