Question: Two cables of the same diameter are attached to a transmission tower at B. Since the tower is slender, the horizontal component of the resultant

Two cables of the same diameter are attached to a transmission tower at B. Since the tower is slender, the horizontal component of the resultant of the forces exerted by the cables at B is to be zero. Knowing that the mass per unit length of the cables is 0.4 kg/m, determine
(a) The required sag h,
(b) The maximum tension in each cable.


60 m 40 m B.

60 m 40 m B.

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