Civil Engineering - Applied Mechanics - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Applied Mechanics - Section 2 (Q.No. 43)
43.
The shape of a suspended cable under its own weight, is
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Zaib qambar said:
4 years ago
The shape which a cable takes hanging freely under UDL per meter run will be parabolic.
Sagar said:
6 years ago
Catenary, in mathematics, a curve that describes the shape of a flexible hanging chain or cable"the name derives from the Latin catenaria ("chain"). Any freely hanging cable or string assumes this shape, also called a chainette, if the body is of uniform mass per unit of length and is acted upon solely by gravity.
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Mohd said:
6 years ago
What is catenary?
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