7/16/2020

The cable supports the uniform load of w 0= 600 lb>ft.

Determine the tension in the cable at each support A and B.

Tutorial 2
Dr. Shayani Mendis

Determine the maximum and

The trusses are pin connected and suspended from the minimum tension in the parabolic
parabolic cable. Determine the maximum force in the cable cable and the force in each of the
when the structure is subjected to the loading shown hangers. The girder is subjected to
the uniform load and is pin
connected at B.

Draw the shear and moment

diagrams for the pin connected
girders AB and BC.

A cable that carries a uniform horizontally distributed load of 10kN/m is
suspended between two points that are at the same level and 80m apart.
Determine the minimum sag that may allow at mid-span if the maximum
tension in the cable is limited to 1000kN
A suspension cable has sag of 40m and it is fixed to two towers of the same height and
400m apart; the effective cross-sectional area of the cable is 0.08m2 . However, due to
corrosion, the effective cross-sectional area of the cable is reduced by 20%. If the
stress in the cable is limited to 500N/mm2 , calculate the maximum allowable
distributed load that the cable can support.