The center span of the George Washington Bridge, as originally constructed, consisted ol a uniform roadway suspended from four cables. The uniform load supported by each cable was w9.75 kips/ft along the horizontal. Knowing that the span L is 3500 ft and that the sag h is 316 ft, determine for the original configuration (a) the maximum tension in each cable, (b) the length of each cable.

The center span of the George Washington Bridge, as originally constructed, consisted ol a uniform roadway suspended from four cables. The uniform load supported by each cable was w9.75 kips/ft along the horizontal. Knowing that the span L is 3500 ft and that the sag h is 316 ft, determine for the original configuration (a) the maximum tension in each cable, (b) the length of each cable.

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Chapter6: Beams And Cables

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