Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics
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Author: Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7.5, Problem 7.150P
(a) Determine the maximum allowable horizontal span for a uniform cable with a weight per unit length of w if the tension in the cable is not to exceed a given value Tm. (b) Using the result of part a, determine the maximum span of a steel wire for which w = 0.25 lb/ft and Tm = 8000 lb.
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