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These discrepancies are due to the fact that the code uses a large-strain formulation<br />

for the cable element, and that for the chosen values of the parameters the obtained<br />

deformations are indeed quite large.<br />

Here is an animation of the deformed geometry:<br />

TEST06<br />

Same as TEST01 but uses an applied load 1000 times smaller, so as to remain in the<br />

small-strain range. The results are in good agreement with the linear analysis. The<br />

maximum deflection is 4× 10 −4 :<br />

Linear theory<br />

and the oscillation period is very close to the analytical value of 0.889 s. The<br />

7<br />

maximum stress is 8× 10 :<br />

5

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