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This paper presents an evaluation of the cable loading
support capacity of red alder, Alnus rubra Bong., Sitka
spruce, Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr, and western hemlock,
Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg., tail trees. Capacity is
measured in terms of combined stress resulting from
compression and bending, rather than the traditional methods...