Question: Figure 1 shows a cabling system that will be used to support utility poles that are to be installed in your companies factory. The pole

Figure 1 shows a cabling system that will be used to support utility poles that are to be installed in your companies factory. The pole is a steal pipe and will be supported by a pair of cables at the top atBand pined to an anchor at baseA. The pole will be installed with cableBCanchored at a known location,C. The second cable anchor location will need to be determined during installation such that angle?? could be between 10 and 70 degrees. This cable will then be pre-tensioned to a force ofP.


You are to analyze the forces acting on pole/cabling system and then specify the...

  • the smallest diameter of both cables that will safely support the pole.
  • the smallest dimeter of the steel pipe that will be used for the utility pole.
  • the anchors size used to affix the cables on the top of the pole atB.
B A C

B A C

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