A three hinged stiffening girder of a suspension bridge of span 100 m is subjected to a UDL of 20 kN/m from left end to its middle hinge. The supporting cable has a central dip of 8 m. Which of the following statements is/are correct? A The curved length of cable is 101.71 m. B Maximum tension developed in cable is 3281.10 kN. C The load acting on supporting cable will be 20 kN/m. D Horizontal thrust developed at left end of supporting cable is 1562.5 kN
A three hinged stiffening girder of a suspension bridge of span 100 m is subjected to a UDL of 20 kN/m from left end to its middle hinge. The supporting cable has a central dip of 8 m. Which of the following statements is/are correct? A The curved length of cable is 101.71 m. B Maximum tension developed in cable is 3281.10 kN. C The load acting on supporting cable will be 20 kN/m. D Horizontal thrust developed at left end of supporting cable is 1562.5 kN
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