An oil pipeline is supported at 6-ft intervals by vertical hangers attached to the cable shown. Due

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An oil pipeline is supported at 6-ft intervals by vertical hangers attached to the cable shown. Due to the combined weight of the pipe and its contents, the tension in each hanger is 400 lb. Knowing that dC = 12 ft, determine

(a) The maximum tension in the cable,

(b) The distance dD.



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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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