STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS 01/03/2022

W08_ CABLES AND MEMBRANES

ASSIGNMENT

1. MODEL

SAG: 1 m

SAG: 2 m

SAG: 4 m
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SAG: 8 m

SAG: 16 m
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2. TABLE

SAG INTERNAL AXIAL HORIZONTAL REACTION VERTICAL REACTION IN VERTICAL

(m) FORCE (kN) IN SUPPORT (kN) SUPPORT (kN) DEFORMATION (cm)
1 24.78 24.27 5 0.307
2 13.38 12.41 5 0.0924
4 7.99 6.24 5 0.0390
8 5.9 3.12 5 0.0312
16 5.24 1.56 5 0.0438

3. GRAPH

30

25
Reaction value (kN)

20

15

10

0
1 2 4 8 16
Cable sag (m)

Horizontal reaction (kN) Vertical reaction (kN)2

4. CONCLUSIONS

As we had seen previously, when the sag increases, the internal forces decrease, from
24.78 to 5.24, and the thrust also, goes from a value of 24.27 to one of 1.56. However,
the vertical reaction is constant.

MARTA PELLÓN VILLAR