3

Cable Member
Linearized Cable Members
General | Spec | Beam MEMBER
CABLE

:
EA
L

F = kx where K elastic =

F = kx where Ksag =

12T 3
2 3

w L

(1/ cos 2 )

w =
T =

K comb =

K comb =

: T = ,
T = 0,

1
1/ Ksag + 1/ K elastic

EA / L
1 + w L EA(cos 2 ) /12T 3
2 2

Kcomb = EA/L
Kcomb = 0

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Ax = 1 cm2

Fx = 10 Mton

10 m

Truss Cable1
Meter Mton

View From +Z X-Y 10 m

General | Property Define

General AX = 1 cm2 Material = STEEL Assign

General | Support Pinned Roller (Fixed But

: Fy)

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General | Load Nodal

Analysis/Print Print Option = No Print Add

Load : Fx = 10 Mton

Close

2 Commands |
Post-Analysis Print | Joint Displacements Assign To Selection
OK

Analyze > Run Analysis

Joint Displacement 2

JOINT DISPLACEMENT (CM

-----------------JOINT

LOAD

X-TRANS

4.7837

RADIANS)

Y-TRANS

0.0000

STRUCTURE TYPE = TRUSS

Z-TRANS

0.0000

X-ROTAN

0.0000

Y-ROTAN

0.0000

Z-ROTAN

0.0000

4.7837 cm

General | Spec Beam Cable

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Add Close Specification

TENSION 1

Analyze > Run Analysis

Joint Displacement 2

JOINT DISPLACEMENT (CM

-----------------JOINT

LOAD

X-TRANS

4.3514

RADIANS)

Y-TRANS

0.0000

STRUCTURE TYPE = TRUSS

Z-TRANS

0.0000

X-ROTAN

0.0000

2 4.7837

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Y-ROTAN

0.0000

cm

Z-ROTAN

0.0000

4.3514

cm

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