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Assume that a single-span suspension bridge such as the Golden Gate Bridge has the symmetrical configuration indicated in Fig. 12–79. Assume that the roadway is uniform over the length of the bridge and that each segment of the suspension cable provides the sole support for the roadway directly below it. The ends of the cable are anchored to the ground only, not to the roadway. What must the ratio of d2 to d1 be so that the suspension cable exerts no net horizontal force on the towers? Neglect the mass of the cables and the fact that the roadway isn’t precisely horizontal.
FIGURE 12–79 Problems 64 and 65.
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