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The principle is exactly the same as that used to calculate the capacity of a sling when undertaking lifting operations. The angle of the sling must also be accounted for together with the load itself when selecting the correct rating. The sling needs to be a higher rating when there is a greater angle, see below.
It's the same with spokes, when they are heads in, the tension goes up more then when they are heads out, for those spokes that increase in tension when the disc brake is applied.
To be fair I would say even spoke tensioning and effective stress relief will have a far bigger effect than what we are discussing here.
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