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SOUTHERN BICOL COLLEGES

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
MASBATE CITY

Prepared by
Maica A. Espinas, RCE
INSTRUCTOR

5
CE 527: STRUCTURAL THEORY

When used to support suspension roofs, bridges, and trolley wheels, cables form the main load-
carrying element in the structure. In the force analysis of such systems, the weight of the cable itself
may be neglected; however, when cables are used as guys for radio antennas, electrical transmission
lines, and derricks, the cable weight may become important and must be included in the structural
analysis.

Two cases will be considered in the sections that follow: a cable subjected to concentrated loads and
a cable subjected to a distributed load. Provided these loadings are coplanar with the cable, the
requirements for equilibrium are formulated in an identical manner

When a cable of negligible


weight supports several concentrated loads, the cable takes the
form of several straight-line segments, each of which is subjected
to a constant tensile force.
Consider, for example, the cable shown in 𝐹𝑖𝑔. 5– 1. Here θ specifies
the angle of the cable’s 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝑨𝑩, and 𝑳 is the cable’s 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒏. If the
distances L1, L2, and L3 and the loads P1 and P2 are known, then the
problem has nine unknowns consisting of the tension in each of the
three segments, the four components of reaction at A and B, and the
sags yC and yD at the two points C and D.

Determine the tension in each segment of Determine the forces P1 and P2 needed to
the cable shown. Also, solve h. hold the cable in the position shown, i.e., so
segment CD remains horizontal.Also find the
maximum loading in the cable.

ENGR. M.A.ESPINAS Page 2 of 2

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