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An L-shaped concrete slab supported by three cables is described. The slab is 12 ft by 12 ft with a 6 ft by 6 ft cutout and is 4 inches thick. The cables meet at a point 7 ft above the center of the slab. The tensile force in each cable is calculated by writing the force equilibrium equations and solving the system of equations. The average stress in each cable is then found by dividing the tensile force by the cable's cross-sectional area of 0.16 in^2.

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An L-shaped concrete slab supported by three cables is described. The slab is 12 ft by 12 ft with a 6 ft by 6 ft cutout and is 4 inches thick. The cables meet at a point 7 ft above the center of the slab. The tensile force in each cable is calculated by writing the force equilibrium equations and solving the system of equations. The average stress in each cable is then found by dividing the tensile force by the cable's cross-sectional area of 0.16 in^2.

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PROBLEM 2

An L-shaped concrete slab 12 ft x 12 ft (but with a 6 ft x 6 ft cutout) and thickness t = 4in.,


is lifted by three cables at O, B, and D, as shown in the figure. The cables combined at
point Q which is 7 ft above the top of the slab and directly above the center mass at C.
Each cables have an effective cross-sectional area of 0.16 i n2.

A. Find the tensile force in each cable

Solution:

Write the coordinates


O=( 0 ,0 , 0 )
B=( 12 , 0 , 0 )
D= (5 , 12 , 0 )
C=( 5 , 5 ,0 )
Q= (5 , 5 , 7 )

Let
OQ=T 1
BQ=T 2
DQ=T 3

Weight of the slab


lb
( )
W =γV =150 3 ( ( 12 ft )2−( 6 ft )2)
ft
4
12
ft =5,400 lb

Member: Engr. Jerwin Cabrera, Engr. James Prestosa, Jay Glenn Rebuya
Find the force Vector in each cable

⃑ T (5 i+5 j+7 k )
T 1= 1 2 2 2 =T 1 [ 0.503i +0.503 j+0.704 k ]
√5 +5 +7
⃑ T 2 (−7 i+5 j+7 k )
T 2= =T 2 [ −0. 631i +0. 451 j+0. 631 k ]
√−7 2+ 52+ 72
⃑ T 3 (−7 j+7 k )
T 3= =T 3 [−0.707 j+0.707 k ]
√ 72 +72
⃑
W =−Wk=−5,400 k

From the equilibrium of forces


⃑
∑ F=0
⃑ ⃑ ⃑ ⃑
T 1+ T 2 + T 3+ W =0
( 0.503 T 1−0.631 T 2 ) i+ ( 0.503 T 1 +0.451 T 2 −0.707 T 3 ) j+(0.704 T 1+ 0.631T 3 +0.707 T 3 −5,400)k =0

From the equation above, we can have 3 equations to be used in calculating the
tension

0.503 T 1−0.631T 2=0 [equation 1]


0.503 T 1+0.451 T 2−0.707 T 3=0 [equation 2]
0.704 T 1 +0.631T 2 +0.707 T 3=5,400 [equation 3]

For calculating the Tension from the equation above

T 1=2,609.31lb
T 2=2,080.00 lb
T 3=3,183.26 lb

B. Find the average stress in each cable

Solution:

T 1 2,609.31 lb
σ 1= = =16,308.19 2
A 0.16 in
T 2 2 , 080 . 00 lb
σ 2= = =1 3,000 2
A 0.16 in
T 3 3,183.26 lb
σ 3= = =19 , 895.38 2
A 0.16 in

Member: Engr. Jerwin Cabrera, Engr. James Prestosa, Jay Glenn Rebuya

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