A cable with supports at the same elevation has aspan of 600 ft and a sag of 60 ft. The cable supports a uni-formly distributed load of 750 lb/ft along the horizontal.DetermineThe length of the cable.

Consider the diagram shown below for the one half of the cable.

Answered: A cable with supports at the same…

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Chapter6: Beams And Cables

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Problem 6.84P: The cable supports three 400-lb loads as shown. If the maximum allowable tension in the cable is 900...

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