Chapter 5 - Cables and Arches

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Objectives

  • Cables with concentrated loads
    • Draw FBD(s), and write equilibrium equations.
    • Determine cable angles and tensions.
    • Determine cable sag from angles.
  • Cables with uniform distributed loads
    • Determine maximum cable tension(s), horizontal force, and cable shape(s).
  • Three-hinge arches
    • Draw FBD(s), and write equilibrium equations.
    • Determine joint reactions.

Concepts  

1. cables
2. cable subjected to concentrated loads
3. cable subjected to a uniform distributed load
4. arches
5. three-hinged arch

Quiz 5 Formula-Sheet Guidelines

One 8.5"x11" page with writing on both sides.
NO worked problems.
FEM table will be attached to the quiz.
You may be asked to submit sheet with quiz.

Final Exam Formula-Sheet Guidelines

Five 8.5"x11" pages with writing on both sides. (one sheet from each of the quizzes)
NO worked problems.
Relevant chapter 1 tables & maps, superposition tables, and FEM table will be attached to the quiz.
You may be asked to submit sheet with exam.

Problems  

7e
Examples
7e
Homework
cables
with
concentrated
loads

 

  3 cables   05.001   solution   --  
  3 cables   05.002   solution   --  
  3 cables   05.003   --   --  
  3 cables   05.004   --   solution  
  4 cables   05.005   --   --  
  4 cables   05.006   --   --  
  3 cables   05.007   --   --  
  3 cables   05.008   --   solution  
  4 cables   05.009   --   --  
  3 cables   05.010   --   --  
cables
with
uniform
distributed
load
      05.011   --   --  
      05.012   --   solution  
      05.013   solution   --  
      05.014   solution   --  
      05.015   --   --  
      05.016   --   --  
      05.017   --   --  
cables
with
hinged
span
  uniform   05.018   --   --  
  uniform   05.019   --   --  
    concentrated   05.020   --   --  
    concentrated   05.021   --   --  
    concentrated   05.022   --   --  
  three-hinged
arch
      05.023   --   --  
        05.024   solution   --  
        05.025   --   --  
        05.026   --   solution  
        05.027   solution   --  
        05.028   --   --  
        05.029   --   --  
        05.030   --   --  
        05.031   --   --  
        05.032   solution   --