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. 2020 May 12;16:67. doi: 10.1186/s13007-020-00608-2
Term Definition
Ap Projected area of the structure
CD Drag coefficient
D Major diameter of the cross-section
d Minor diameter of the cross-section
Df Drag force
F0 Positive resolved force applied to the top of the specimen
f(x) Loading profile along the length of the specimen
M0 Positive resolved moment applied to the top of the specimen
Sx Section modulus at the location x along the length of the specimen
s Bending stress vector for optimization algorithm
σ Bending stress
ρ Density of air
t Rind thickness
u Local wind speed
v Residual vector for optimization algorithm
X Input loading vector for optimization algorithm
x Length along the length of the specimen
Y Total residual scalar for optimization algorithm