Understanding Axles and Wheels: The Mystery of Spoke Stress in Textbooks

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Textbooks often omit the stress or tension of spokes in wheels, leading to questions about how to calculate this information. To determine spoke stress, one needs to know the rim diameter, the number of spokes, the maximum force the axis can handle, and the assembly method. Normal spokes primarily experience tension forces rather than stress. Calculating spoke tension involves understanding these parameters, which are not typically covered in standard educational materials. This gap highlights the need for more comprehensive resources on wheel mechanics.
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why don't textbooks ever give the stress/tension of the spokes on a wheel? How would you find this?
 
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I am not sure if there are any textbooks giving this questions. But it can be calculated. At least you need the diameter of the rim, the number of spokes, the maximum force the axis can tolerate, the way they are assembled etc... For normal spokes (not the hard ones), there are only tension forces, not stress.
You can read this in wiki : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoke
 

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