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Exercise1:Theequationofacablesubjectedto
its own weight (catenary) and supported at
twopointslocatedatthesameheight(thus,the
cableissymmetric),is y = 2uu cosb(u,u2. x).
Tension in a point where the tangent forms
60withthehorizontalis4kN.Determine:
a) Minimum tension (T0) and weight per
unitoflength(p).
b) Consider now a distance of 240 m
between the supports. Calculate the
maximum tension at the cable and its
length.
Solution:
a) Minimumtension
y = o cosh(xo) = 2uu cosh u,u2x
theno = 2uu m.
I
o
= I cos o = 4. cos 6u T
u
= 2 kN
o = 2uu m =
I
o
p
=
2 kN
p
p = 1 Nm
b) Tensionandlength
Weworkwithhalfofthecable,soxis:
x =
I
2
=
24u
2
= 12u m
y = o cosh[
x
o
= 2uu cosh_
12u
2uu
] 2S7 m
I
mux
= p. y
mux
= 2S7u N
I

= _I
mux
2
- I
o
2
1271,S7 N
s = y
2
- o
2
= 127,SS m
x
tut
= 2. x = 254, m
VerificationofthevalueofsandI

s = o. sinh[
x
o
= 2uu. sinh _
12u
2uu
] = 127,S m
x
tut
= 2. x = 254, m
I

=
p. s
tot
2
=
1u
N
m
, . 2S4,6 m
2
= 1271,S7 N
As it is seen, both methods lead to the
sameresult.
Exercise 2: A cable is subjected to a uniform
continuous load (parabolic cable) of 2 kN/m
anditsdeflectionatthemiddlespanis0,1m.
a) Determine the tension at the supports C
andDknowingthedistancebetweenthem
is2m.
b) Vectorial expression of the tension at C
andD.
Solution:

C
= 2 m; = u,1 m; q = 2 kNm

a) Tension
y - y
o
= = u,1 =
q
2I
o
x
2
=
2
kN
m
2I
o
. _

C
2
]
2

T
u
= 1 kN
D
2kN/m
f
2m C
Ty Ty
T0 T0
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=
q. I
2
=
2
kN
m
. 2m
2

T
y
= 2 kN
I
C
= I

= _I
o
2
+ I

2
= 1u,19 kN
b) Vectorialexpressions.
T
C
= (-1, 2) kN
T
D
= (1, 2) kN
Exercise 3: A cable following the equation
y=(2/3).x
1,5
is suspended between two points
located at x=0 and x=1. Calculate its total
length.
Solution:
Js
2
= Jy
2
+ Jx
2
Js =
_
1 + _
Jy
Jx
]
2
Jx
I = _ 1 + (x
0,5
)
2
Jx = _
(1 + x)
32
S
2
,
_
0
1
=
1
0

=
42
S
-
2
S
L =
2
3
(22 - 1) m

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