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This material is copyright - all rights reserved. Reproduced under licence from The <strong>Steel</strong> Construction Institute on 12/2/2007<br />

To buy a hardcopy version of this document call 01344 872775 or go to http://shop.steelbiz.<strong>org</strong>/<br />

<strong>Steel</strong> <strong>Designers</strong>' <strong>Manual</strong> - 6th Edition (2003)<br />

where S = span<br />

d = dip.<br />

Catenary loaded vertically (Fig. 5.26)<br />

Horizontal force<br />

H WS<br />

=<br />

8d<br />

Vertical force<br />

2 2 Maximum tension T = ( H + V )<br />

where S = span<br />

d = dip<br />

W = vertical load/unit length.<br />

These formulae permit initial estimates of forces in cables to be made. For full and<br />

accurate analysis it is necessary to use a non-linear computer analysis which takes<br />

into account the change of curvature caused by stretch. For well-curved cables the<br />

1<br />

V<br />

2<br />

WS<br />

=<br />

2<br />

P load/rn<br />

Fig. 5.24 Circular arc loaded radially<br />

S<br />

2<br />

Fig. 5.25 Radius of circular arc<br />

2<br />

radius R<br />

S<br />

2<br />

Cable structures 193

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