Maurer, Edward R. (Edward Rose), b. 1869 · New York : John Wiley & sons, inc.; [etc., etc.] · leaf 115
etweenpoints of supports (as in §1), b = vertical distance between the points, 6 =angle which AB makes with horizontal ( = tan~^ b/a), x and y = coordi-nates of any point Q of the cable as shown, T = tension at the highest n = 1.0 0.5 0.25 0.125 0.1 0.05 l/a exact 2.3234 1.4789 1.1478 I.0402 1.0260… … tension T, and the tension at Q. The moment-sum for these three forces for any origin equals zero; with Q as origin - wx • x/2 + Vx - H (QP) = o, or Vx - wx^/2 = H (y cos ^ - x sin 6). (i) This is the equation of a parabola with the axis parallel to the y coordinateaxis. To express the equation of…
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