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Cable Structures: - Cables Can Withstand Only Tensile Internal Forces: No Internal Moments or Shear

Cables can only withstand tensile forces and bending causes the cable to form a curve known as a catenary. The shape of the catenary follows the moment diagram of the cable, with the curve bending downward under a positive moment. The differential equation that describes the shape of the catenary is derived from the principles of static equilibrium, where the cable's tension balances the applied loads. This equation can be solved to determine the shape of the catenary y(x) between two endpoints under a given loading.

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Cable Structures: - Cables Can Withstand Only Tensile Internal Forces: No Internal Moments or Shear

Cables can only withstand tensile forces and bending causes the cable to form a curve known as a catenary. The shape of the catenary follows the moment diagram of the cable, with the curve bending downward under a positive moment. The differential equation that describes the shape of the catenary is derived from the principles of static equilibrium, where the cable's tension balances the applied loads. This equation can be solved to determine the shape of the catenary y(x) between two endpoints under a given loading.

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Cable Structures

• Cables can withstand only


tensile internal forces: no
internal moments or shear.

Differential Equations

To
θ0

θ(x)
T(x)
w(x)
W dy
θ ( x) = tan −1 ( x)
dx
cos θ 0 Rx
∑F x = −T0 cosθ 0 + T ( x) cos θ ( x) = 0 ⇒ T ( x) = T0 =
cos θ ( x) cos θ ( x)
x x

∑F
y = −T0 sinθ 0 + T ( x) sin θ ( x) + ∫ w(ξ )dξ = −T0 sin θ 0 + Rx tan θ ( x) + ∫ w(ξ )dξ = 0
0 0

x
dy
dx ∫0
−T0 sin θ 0 + Rx + w(ξ ) dξ = 0

1
Differentiate:

dy
x
d2y w
−T0 sin θ 0 + Rx + ∫ w(ξ )d ξ = 0 ⇒ 2
=−
dx 0 dx Rx

(xe, ye)

The Moment Diagram For a Beam Under the same


loading w(x)
w(x)

dV dM
= − w, = −V
dx dx
M(x)
MR
d 2M
⇒ = −w
V(x)
dx 2
Ry x

The shape of the catenary follows the moment diagram:


y ( x) ∝ M ( x)

2
Equation for the Cable:

(xe=d, ye)

d2y w( x)
2
=−
dx Rx
W

Given: Cable Length L0 , span d Endpoints y(0)=0, y(xe)=ye and force w(x)
Find y(x) and Rx

xe = d xe = d xe = d 2
ds ⎛ dy ⎞
L0 = ∫ ds = ∫ dx + dy = ∫ 1 + ⎜ ⎟ dx
2 2
dy
dx 0 0 0 ⎝ dx ⎠

d2y w
End Tensions 2
=−
T0 xe=d
dx Rx
θ0
ye Te
−θe

dy
θ ( x) = tan −1 ( x)
∑F x = −T0 cosθ 0 + Te cos θ e = 0 dx

∑ Fy = −T0 sinθ0 + Te sin θe + ∫ w(ξ )dξ = 0


0

d
W W
T0 = , Te = , W = ∫ w(ξ )d ξ
sin θ 0 − cos θ 0 tan θ e cos θ e tan θ 0 − sin θ e 0

W
Rx = T0 cos θ 0 =
tan θ 0 − tan θ e

3
Internal Tension
T0 Te
θ0
x
−θ e

dy
θ ( x) = tan −1 ( x)
dx

cos θ 0 ( x)
2
⎛ dy ⎞
T ( x) = T0 = Rx 1 + tan θ 2 ( x) = Rx 1 + ⎜ ⎟
cos θ ( x) ⎝ dx ⎠

W
Rx =
tan θ 0 − tan θ e

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