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Exercise1:Theequationofacablesubjectedto
its own weight (catenary) and supported at

. sinh

200. sinh

twopointslocatedatthesameheight(thus,the
200

cableissymmetric),is

0,02.

Tension in a point where the tangent forms

60withthehorizontalis4kN.Determine:
a)

b)

120
200

127,3

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2

10
2

1271,57

Minimum tension (T0) and weight per

As it is seen, both methods lead to the

unitoflength(p).

sameresult.

Consider now a distance of 240 m

Exercise 2: A cable is subjected to a uniform

between the supports. Calculate the

continuous load (parabolic cable) of 2 kN/m

maximum tension at the cable and its

anditsdeflectionatthemiddlespanis0,1m.

length.
a)
Solution:
a)

andDknowingthedistancebetweenthem

cosh /

b)

200 cosh 0,02

4. cos 60

200

Solution:
2 ;

cosh

Ty

Ty

T0

120
200 cosh

120
237
200

2kN/m

2370
a)

Tension

1271,57
0,1
127,33
.

2m

T0

Weworkwithhalfofthecable,soxis:
2

0,1 ;

Tensionandlength

240
2

Vectorial expression of the tension at C

andD.

200 .
cos

b)

is2m.

Minimumtension

then

Determine the tension at the supports C

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2

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b)

Vectorialexpressions.
,
,

Exercise 3: A cable following the equation

y=(2/3).x1,5 is suspended between two points
located at x=0 and x=1. Calculate its total

Solution:

length.

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