Given the Cable at Suspension Bridge as shown below with a span L = 150 m and a sag d = 20 m. The maximum allowable tensile force of the cable is 4 MN. Determine the maximum allowable uniformly distributed load (UDL) the bridge can carry and the minimum tensile force in the cable. y L/2 1 L/2 B O ·X

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Given the Cable at Suspension Bridge as shown below with a span L
= 150 m and a sag d = 20 m. The maximum allowable tensile force of the cable is 4
MN. Determine the maximum allowable uniformly distributed load (UDL) the
bridge can carry and the minimum tensile force in the cable.

Given the Cable at Suspension Bridge as shown below with a span L
= 150 m and a sag d = 20 m. The maximum allowable tensile force of the cable is 4
MN. Determine the maximum allowable uniformly distributed load (UDL) the
bridge can carry and the minimum tensile force in the cable.
y
L/2
1
L/2
B
+
O
Note: EXPRESS YOUR ANSWER UPTO 3 DECIMAL PLACES.
-X
Transcribed Image Text:Given the Cable at Suspension Bridge as shown below with a span L = 150 m and a sag d = 20 m. The maximum allowable tensile force of the cable is 4 MN. Determine the maximum allowable uniformly distributed load (UDL) the bridge can carry and the minimum tensile force in the cable. y L/2 1 L/2 B + O Note: EXPRESS YOUR ANSWER UPTO 3 DECIMAL PLACES. -X
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