Using the property established in Prob. 7.119, determine the curve assumed by a cable of span L

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Using the property established in Prob. 7.119, determine the curve assumed by a cable of span L and sag h carrying a distributed load w = w0 cos (πx/L), where x is measured from midspan. Also determine the maximum and minimum values of the tension in the cable.




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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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