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Neat stuff. I was surprised to see the tower in the first video taper in stages rather than a continuous taper as seen in the second video.
I always thought the tower anchors had to be very deep to resist the enormous wind loading; I didn't realize they could simply make a wide base and pile dirt on top.
I wonder how feasible it is to use higher strength materials such as carbon fiber to reduce the tower diameter so it will fit under bridges? Perhaps it doesn't have the same crush resistance that concrete does, and I'm sure the cost would be enormous.
Why was steel used in the first place? Seems concrete would be cheaper.
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