Analysis of A Cable Loaded Uniformly Along the Horizontal Using MATLAB

Abstract

Cables can be defined as a flexible structure which can only support tensile load and offers no resistance when compressed or bent in a curved shape. They have several applications in engineering structures for supporting and transmitting load form one point to another such as bridges, trolley wheels, supports suspension roofs and main load carrying cables in any structure. Hence it becomes necessary for extensive design and analysis study on cables. Therefore in the present paper work, cable of length 600m is uniformly loaded along the horizontal is been considered for the analysis with the mass of 18kg/m of its length and supports its own weight. The aim of the work is to determines mid length tension, maximum tension and total cable length for h= 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 and 80 meters using MATLAB. The result shows that as h increases, the tension in mid length and maximum tension is decreasing, whereas total length of the cable is found increasing.