Cables and Pulleys

Types of Cables:
1. Cables with Concentrated Loads
2. Parabolic Cables (Loads distributed along horizontal)
3. Catenary
Cables with Concentrated Loads
PROBLEM:

Each lamp weighs 12 lb.

(a) What is the length of the wire ABCD needed to suspend the lamps as shown?
(b) What is the maximum tension in the wire?
PROBLEM:

Two weights, W1 = W2 = 50 lb, are suspended from a cable. The vertical distance h1 = 4 ft.
(a) Determine the vertical distance h2.
(b) What is the maximum tension in the cable?
SOLUTION:
Parabolic Cables (Loads distributed along horizontal)
Problem:
Solution:
Catenary
Problem:
Solution:
REFERENCES:

Hibbeler, R.C.; 2018; Engineering Mechanics: Statics 13th Edition; New Jersey; Pearson
Prentice Hall Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River.

Bedford, A. and Fowler, W.; 2008; Engineering Mechanics STATICS 5th edition New Jersey;
Pearson Prentice Hall Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River.

WEBSITES:

http://isdl.cau.ac.kr/education.data/statics/ch7.pdf