Civil Engineering MCQJE Level Civil Engineering
For quick exam reasoning in Cable Shape, identify the correct treatment of cable carrying a uniformly distributed load over horizontal span?
Structural AnalysisCable ShapeHARD
Choose the correct answer
A
bending stiffness controls the profile
B
sag is zero at midspan
C
the cable takes a parabolic profile
D
the cable takes a circular profile
Correct Answer
C. the cable takes a parabolic profile
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A cable under UDL per horizontal length forms a parabola. Correct option: C.
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